Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.55 GPIA in 2013. ▬ Flat
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1987–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 0.55 GPIA, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 0.55 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.5 GPIA, in 2001.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 134th out of 200 groups with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.54 GPIA | — |
| 1988 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.53 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.52 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.52 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.52 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.51 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 0.51 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.51 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.51 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.5 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.51 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.51 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.51 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.5 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.52 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 0.55 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.55 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.54 GPIA | 0.54 GPIA | 0.54 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.522 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 0.54 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.504 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.53 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 0.55 GPIA | 4 |
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.36 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.80 million (2022)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 0.55 GPIA in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.55 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 GPIA in 2001.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 134th out of 200 groups with data for 2013.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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