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
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 2002–2019
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
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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February 2026 Data Release