Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.77 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 0.77 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 0.77 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.69 GPIA, in 2000.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 98th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.7 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.7 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.7 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.71 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.7 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.69 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.69 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.69 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.69 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.69 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.69 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.71 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 0.69 GPIA | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 0.73 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.72 GPIA | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.77 GPIA | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 0.73 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 2016 | 0.73 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.75 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.76 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.76 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.71 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 0.72 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.71 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 0.72 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.696 GPIA | 0.69 GPIA | 0.72 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.737 GPIA | 0.72 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.76 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 0.77 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.77 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 GPIA in 2000.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 98th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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