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

Latest (2019)
0.29 GPIA
Change on year
up 3.6%
Rank
199th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.29 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.18 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
23
1994–2019

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1994–2019

00.10.20.31994200620191994: 0.18 GPIA1995: 0.18 GPIA1996: 0.18 GPIA1997: 0.19 GPIA1998: 0.2 GPIA1999: 0.2 GPIA2000: 0.21 GPIA2001: 0.21 GPIA2002: 0.21 GPIA2003: 0.21 GPIA2004: 0.21 GPIA2005: 0.19 GPIA2006: 0.23 GPIA2007: 0.23 GPIA2008: 0.23 GPIA2009: 0.22 GPIA2010: 0.22 GPIA2011: 0.22 GPIA2012: 0.25 GPIA2016: 0.27 GPIA2017: 0.28 GPIA2018: 0.28 GPIA2019: 0.29 GPIA

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

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1994 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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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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