Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.88 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.88 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
68th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.88 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.49 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 0.88 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.88 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.49 GPIA, in 1974.
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 68th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.49 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.5 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.51 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.51 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.52 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 0.52 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.53 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1987 | 0.6 GPIA | +13.2% |
| 1988 | 0.6 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.6 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.6 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.61 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 0.61 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.63 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 0.63 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.66 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.65 GPIA | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.65 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.65 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.68 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.68 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.69 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.73 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 0.75 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.71 GPIA | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.73 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.77 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 0.74 GPIA | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.76 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.76 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.87 GPIA | +14.5% |
| 2015 | 0.79 GPIA | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 0.82 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.84 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5017 GPIA | 0.49 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.552 GPIA | 0.52 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.634 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 0.66 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.693 GPIA | 0.65 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.802 GPIA | 0.74 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.872 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.97 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.88 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.88 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.49 GPIA in 1974.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 68th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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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