Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.56 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) stood at 0.56 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 0.56 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.25 GPIA, in 1979.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 132nd out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.26 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.25 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1980 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.26 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.27 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.32 GPIA | +18.5% |
| 1989 | 0.32 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.32 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.33 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 0.33 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.33 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.34 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 0.34 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.35 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 0.35 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.4 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 1999 | 0.4 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.41 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 0.41 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.41 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.39 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.37 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.37 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.38 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.38 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.48 GPIA | +26.3% |
| 2011 | 0.49 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 0.48 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 0.49 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 0.5 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.51 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.52 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 0.52 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.56 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.56 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.258 GPIA | 0.25 GPIA | 0.26 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.27 GPIA | 0.25 GPIA | 0.32 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.349 GPIA | 0.32 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.392 GPIA | 0.37 GPIA | 0.41 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.502 GPIA | 0.48 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.548 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 0.56 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 0.56 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.56 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 GPIA in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 132nd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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