Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.53 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1975–2024
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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 0.53 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 0.53 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.25 GPIA, in 1975.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 144th 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.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.25 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.26 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 0.31 GPIA | +19.2% |
| 1989 | 0.31 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.31 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.32 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 0.32 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.32 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.33 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 0.33 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.34 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 0.34 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4 GPIA | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 0.4 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.4 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.4 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.38 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2006 | 0.35 GPIA | -7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.36 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 0.36 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.36 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.46 GPIA | +27.8% |
| 2011 | 0.47 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.46 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 0.46 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.47 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.47 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.48 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.49 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.49 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.5 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.51 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.52 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.25 GPIA | 0.25 GPIA | 0.25 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.263 GPIA | 0.25 GPIA | 0.31 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.341 GPIA | 0.31 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.381 GPIA | 0.35 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.475 GPIA | 0.46 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.518 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 0.53 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.53 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 GPIA in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 144th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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