Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.85 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.85 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
77th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.87 GPIA
in 2014
All-time low
0.78 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Region 3, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Region 3 stood at 0.85 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 0.87 GPIA in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.78 GPIA, in 1975.
GPE: Region 3 ranks 77th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.78 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.79 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.81 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.8 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.79 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.79 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.78 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.82 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 0.81 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.87 GPIA | +7.4% |
| 2015 | 0.82 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.84 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.83 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.788 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 0.79 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.799 GPIA | 0.79 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.799 GPIA | 0.79 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.792 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.826 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.84 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 55.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 59.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 33.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Region 3?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Region 3 was 0.85 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: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 0.87 GPIA in 2014.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.78 GPIA in 1975.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 77th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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