Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia
MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.99 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia is 0.99 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.88 GPIA, in 1989.
That places MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 13th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.88 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.94 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.99 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.88 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.916 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.965 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia
More education data for MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 414,995 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia was 0.99 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.88 GPIA in 1989.
- How does MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia ranks 13th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Caucasus and Central Asia 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