Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.63 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 0.63 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 0.63 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.43 GPIA, in 2006.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 110th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.44 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.447 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 0.46 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.501 GPIA | 0.46 GPIA | 0.55 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.504 GPIA | 0.43 GPIA | 0.55 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.564 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.61 GPIA | 0.58 GPIA | 0.63 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 0.63 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.63 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.43 GPIA in 2006.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 110th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release