Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)

MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.97 GPIA in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.97 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
24th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.98 GPIA
in 2002
All-time low
0.96 GPIA
in 2011
Years of data
18
2002–2019

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 2002–2019

00.20.40.60.812002201020192002: 0.98 GPIA2003: 0.98 GPIA2004: 0.98 GPIA2005: 0.97 GPIA2006: 0.97 GPIA2007: 0.97 GPIA2008: 0.97 GPIA2009: 0.97 GPIA2010: 0.97 GPIA2011: 0.96 GPIA2012: 0.96 GPIA2013: 0.96 GPIA2014: 0.96 GPIA2015: 0.96 GPIA2016: 0.96 GPIA2017: 0.96 GPIA2018: 0.97 GPIA2019: 0.97 GPIA

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: Eastern Asia (excluding China) is 0.97 GPIA, measured in 2019.

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: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 0.98 GPIA in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.96 GPIA, in 2011.

That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 24th out of 200 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 2002 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
2002 0.98 GPIA
2003 0.98 GPIA +0.0%
2004 0.98 GPIA +0.0%
2005 0.97 GPIA -1.0%
2006 0.97 GPIA +0.0%
2007 0.97 GPIA +0.0%
2008 0.97 GPIA +0.0%
2009 0.97 GPIA +0.0%
2010 0.97 GPIA +0.0%
2011 0.96 GPIA -1.0%
2012 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2013 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2014 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2015 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2016 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2017 0.96 GPIA +0.0%
2018 0.97 GPIA +1.0%
2019 0.97 GPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.9738 GPIA 0.97 GPIA 0.98 GPIA 8
2010s 0.963 GPIA 0.96 GPIA 0.97 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)

  1. 22 Nicaragua 0.966 GPIA compare
  2. 23 Albania 0.96 GPIA compare
  3. 24 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.9501 GPIA compare
  4. 25 Mexico 0.93 GPIA compare
  5. 26 Sri Lanka 0.92 GPIA compare
  6. 26 Paraguay 0.92 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 284 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 0.97 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
The highest recorded value was 0.98 GPIA in 2002.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.96 GPIA in 2011.
How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 24th out of 200 groups with data for 2019.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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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Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
284 places, 9,465 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release