Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.51 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 0.51 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.51 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.29 GPIA, in 2005.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 164th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.32 GPIA | — |
| 1986 | 0.32 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.32 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.31 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 1989 | 0.31 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.3 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 1991 | 0.3 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.3 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.3 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.3 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.31 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.32 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.32 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.32 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.32 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.31 GPIA | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.31 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.3 GPIA | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 0.3 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.29 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.34 GPIA | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 0.36 GPIA | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.39 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.4 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.38 GPIA | -5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.39 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 0.39 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.4 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.41 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.42 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 0.43 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.46 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 0.47 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.48 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.49 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 0.5 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.51 GPIA | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.316 GPIA | 0.31 GPIA | 0.32 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.309 GPIA | 0.3 GPIA | 0.32 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.33 GPIA | 0.29 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.415 GPIA | 0.38 GPIA | 0.47 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.496 GPIA | 0.48 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.51 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: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.51 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.29 GPIA in 2005.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 164th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan Africa 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