Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)

ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.33 GPIA in 2014. ▲ Rising

Latest (2014)
0.33 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
198th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.33 GPIA
in 2013
All-time low
0.16 GPIA
in 1990
Years of data
25
1990–2014

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1990–2014

00.10.20.31990200220141990: 0.16 GPIA1991: 0.16 GPIA1992: 0.16 GPIA1993: 0.17 GPIA1994: 0.17 GPIA1995: 0.18 GPIA1996: 0.19 GPIA1997: 0.2 GPIA1998: 0.21 GPIA1999: 0.23 GPIA2000: 0.23 GPIA2001: 0.24 GPIA2002: 0.25 GPIA2003: 0.25 GPIA2004: 0.26 GPIA2005: 0.27 GPIA2006: 0.29 GPIA2007: 0.3 GPIA2008: 0.3 GPIA2009: 0.31 GPIA2010: 0.31 GPIA2011: 0.32 GPIA2012: 0.32 GPIA2013: 0.33 GPIA2014: 0.33 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2014, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) stood at 0.33 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 26.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 0.33 GPIA in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.16 GPIA, in 1990.

That places ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 198th out of 200 groups with data for 2014, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1990 to 2014.
Year GPIA Change
1990 0.16 GPIA
1991 0.16 GPIA +0.0%
1992 0.16 GPIA +0.0%
1993 0.17 GPIA +6.3%
1994 0.17 GPIA +0.0%
1995 0.18 GPIA +5.9%
1996 0.19 GPIA +5.6%
1997 0.2 GPIA +5.3%
1998 0.21 GPIA +5.0%
1999 0.23 GPIA +9.5%
2000 0.23 GPIA +0.0%
2001 0.24 GPIA +4.3%
2002 0.25 GPIA +4.2%
2003 0.25 GPIA +0.0%
2004 0.26 GPIA +4.0%
2005 0.27 GPIA +3.8%
2006 0.29 GPIA +7.4%
2007 0.3 GPIA +3.4%
2008 0.3 GPIA +0.0%
2009 0.31 GPIA +3.3%
2010 0.31 GPIA +0.0%
2011 0.32 GPIA +3.2%
2012 0.32 GPIA +0.0%
2013 0.33 GPIA +3.1%
2014 0.33 GPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.183 GPIA 0.16 GPIA 0.23 GPIA 10
2000s 0.27 GPIA 0.23 GPIA 0.31 GPIA 10
2010s 0.322 GPIA 0.31 GPIA 0.33 GPIA 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 0.33 GPIA in 2014, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
The highest recorded value was 0.33 GPIA in 2013.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.16 GPIA in 1990.
How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 198th out of 200 groups with data for 2014.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 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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Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
284 places, 9,465 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release