Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.29 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) stood at 0.29 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 3.6% on the previous year and up 31.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 0.29 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.18 GPIA, in 1994.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 199th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.18 GPIA | — |
| 1995 | 0.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.19 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.2 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 0.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.21 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.19 GPIA | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.23 GPIA | +21.1% |
| 2007 | 0.23 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.23 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.22 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 0.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.25 GPIA | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 0.27 GPIA | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 0.28 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.29 GPIA | +3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1883 GPIA | 0.18 GPIA | 0.2 GPIA | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.215 GPIA | 0.19 GPIA | 0.23 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2586 GPIA | 0.22 GPIA | 0.29 GPIA | 7 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,344 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.35 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 591,400 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 0.29 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.29 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 GPIA in 1994.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 199th out of 200 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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