Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.41 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 0.41 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.41 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.21 GPIA, in 1987.
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 195th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.21 GPIA | — |
| 1988 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.22 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 0.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.23 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 0.22 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.23 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 0.23 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.23 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.22 GPIA | -4.3% |
| 2003 | 0.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.3 GPIA | +36.4% |
| 2007 | 0.32 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 0.34 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 0.34 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.35 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.31 GPIA | -11.4% |
| 2012 | 0.3 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 0.31 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.3 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.3 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.31 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.34 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 0.36 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2019 | 0.37 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.38 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.39 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 0.4 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 0.41 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 0.41 GPIA | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +36.4% | 0.22 GPIA | 0.3 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.21 GPIA | 0.21 GPIA | 0.21 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.217 GPIA | 0.21 GPIA | 0.23 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.264 GPIA | 0.22 GPIA | 0.34 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.325 GPIA | 0.3 GPIA | 0.37 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.398 GPIA | 0.38 GPIA | 0.41 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.41 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: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.41 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 GPIA in 1987.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 195th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Low Income 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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February 2026 Data Release