Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.52 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), 1972–2024
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: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) is 0.52 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 10.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) peaked at 0.52 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.21 GPIA, in 1972.
That places ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 159th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.21 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.22 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1982 | 0.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.31 GPIA | +40.9% |
| 1984 | 0.31 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.3 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 0.3 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.3 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.29 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1989 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.25 GPIA | -13.8% |
| 1994 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.26 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.26 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.27 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.27 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.27 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.28 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.32 GPIA | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 0.32 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.31 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 0.3 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.31 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 0.34 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 0.42 GPIA | +23.5% |
| 2010 | 0.41 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 0.52 GPIA | +30.0% |
| 2013 | 0.46 GPIA | -11.5% |
| 2014 | 0.47 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 0.48 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.47 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.48 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.49 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 0.49 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.49 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.5 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.51 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 0.52 GPIA | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.21 GPIA | 0.21 GPIA | 0.21 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.275 GPIA | 0.21 GPIA | 0.31 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.269 GPIA | 0.25 GPIA | 0.29 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.315 GPIA | 0.27 GPIA | 0.42 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.467 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 0.52 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.504 GPIA | 0.49 GPIA | 0.52 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.68 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 657,497 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) was 0.52 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: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.52 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 GPIA in 1972.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) ranks 159th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Non-conflict and Non-ldc Middle Income Countries (unsdcode:98507) 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