Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.53 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.53 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
144th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.53 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.2 GPIA
in 1978
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) is 0.53 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 0.53 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.2 GPIA, in 1978.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 144th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.2 GPIA | — |
| 1979 | 0.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.26 GPIA | +30.0% |
| 1984 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.25 GPIA | -3.8% |
| 1988 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.23 GPIA | -8.0% |
| 1994 | 0.24 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 0.24 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.25 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.26 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.27 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 0.27 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.28 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.31 GPIA | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 0.31 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.31 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.31 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.32 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.33 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.39 GPIA | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 0.39 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.39 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.47 GPIA | +20.5% |
| 2013 | 0.44 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 0.45 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 0.46 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 0.46 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.48 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.48 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.49 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 0.49 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.51 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.52 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2 GPIA | 0.2 GPIA | 0.2 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.239 GPIA | 0.2 GPIA | 0.26 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.248 GPIA | 0.23 GPIA | 0.26 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.31 GPIA | 0.27 GPIA | 0.39 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.451 GPIA | 0.39 GPIA | 0.49 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.51 GPIA | 0.49 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.53 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 GPIA in 1978.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 144th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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