Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.89 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 0.89 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 0.92 GPIA in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.85 GPIA, in 1988.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 53rd of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.86 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.895 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.913 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.904 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.89 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 50 Oman 0.71 GPIA compare
- 51 Jordan 0.69 GPIA compare
- 52 Kuwait 0.66 GPIA compare
- 53 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.5788 GPIA compare
- 54 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.57 GPIA compare
- 55 Bangladesh 0.54 GPIA compare
- 55 Rwanda 0.54 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 0.89 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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 GPIA in 1996.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.85 GPIA in 1988.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 53rd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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