Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) recorded 1 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 1 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.83 GPIA, in 1983.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 2nd out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.83 GPIA | — |
| 1984 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.94 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.97 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.8443 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.924 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.982 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.997 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 1 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: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2013.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.83 GPIA in 1983.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 2nd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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