Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.57 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.57 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
121st
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.57 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.2 GPIA
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 0.57 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 0.57 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.2 GPIA, in 1970.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 121st of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.2 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 0.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.2 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.21 GPIA | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.29 GPIA | +38.1% |
| 1984 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.28 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1990 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.29 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.26 GPIA | -10.3% |
| 1994 | 0.27 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 0.27 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.28 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.29 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.3 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 0.3 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.31 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 0.32 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.32 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.34 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 0.34 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.35 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 0.37 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 0.37 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.38 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.45 GPIA | +18.4% |
| 2010 | 0.45 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.46 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.57 GPIA | +23.9% |
| 2013 | 0.49 GPIA | -14.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 0.51 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 0.52 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.53 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 0.56 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.57 GPIA | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2 GPIA | 0.2 GPIA | 0.2 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.263 GPIA | 0.2 GPIA | 0.29 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.282 GPIA | 0.26 GPIA | 0.3 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.355 GPIA | 0.31 GPIA | 0.45 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.51 GPIA | 0.45 GPIA | 0.57 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.55 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 0.57 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 0.57 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.57 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2 GPIA in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 121st out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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