Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Oceania

MDG: Oceania: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.81 GPIA in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.81 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
87th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.89 GPIA
in 1994
All-time low
0.81 GPIA
in 2017
Years of data
25
1994–2021

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Oceania, 1994–2021

00.20.40.60.81994200720211994: 0.89 GPIA1995: 0.89 GPIA1996: 0.88 GPIA1997: 0.87 GPIA1998: 0.87 GPIA1999: 0.86 GPIA2000: 0.86 GPIA2001: 0.85 GPIA2002: 0.85 GPIA2003: 0.85 GPIA2004: 0.85 GPIA2005: 0.85 GPIA2006: 0.85 GPIA2007: 0.84 GPIA2008: 0.84 GPIA2009: 0.84 GPIA2010: 0.83 GPIA2011: 0.84 GPIA2012: 0.83 GPIA2013: 0.84 GPIA2017: 0.81 GPIA2018: 0.81 GPIA2019: 0.81 GPIA2020: 0.81 GPIA2021: 0.81 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2021, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Oceania stood at 0.81 GPIA. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.

The figure is down 3.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Oceania peaked at 0.89 GPIA in 1994 and was at its lowest, 0.81 GPIA, in 2017.

That places MDG: Oceania 87th out of 200 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Oceania, year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in MDG: Oceania, 1994 to 2021.
Year GPIA Change
1994 0.89 GPIA
1995 0.89 GPIA +0.0%
1996 0.88 GPIA -1.1%
1997 0.87 GPIA -1.1%
1998 0.87 GPIA +0.0%
1999 0.86 GPIA -1.1%
2000 0.86 GPIA +0.0%
2001 0.85 GPIA -1.2%
2002 0.85 GPIA +0.0%
2003 0.85 GPIA +0.0%
2004 0.85 GPIA +0.0%
2005 0.85 GPIA +0.0%
2006 0.85 GPIA +0.0%
2007 0.84 GPIA -1.2%
2008 0.84 GPIA +0.0%
2009 0.84 GPIA +0.0%
2010 0.83 GPIA -1.2%
2011 0.84 GPIA +1.2%
2012 0.83 GPIA -1.2%
2013 0.84 GPIA +1.2%
2017 0.81 GPIA -3.6%
2018 0.81 GPIA +0.0%
2019 0.81 GPIA +0.0%
2020 0.81 GPIA +0.0%
2021 0.81 GPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8767 GPIA 0.86 GPIA 0.89 GPIA 6
2000s 0.848 GPIA 0.84 GPIA 0.86 GPIA 10
2010s 0.8243 GPIA 0.81 GPIA 0.84 GPIA 7
2020s 0.81 GPIA 0.81 GPIA 0.81 GPIA 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Oceania?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Oceania was 0.81 GPIA in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Oceania?
The highest recorded value was 0.89 GPIA in 1994.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Oceania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.81 GPIA in 2017.
How does MDG: Oceania rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
MDG: Oceania ranks 87th out of 200 groups with data for 2021.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Oceania?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this MDG: Oceania 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