Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central Asia
SDG: Central Asia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.99 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.99 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
13th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.99 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.84 GPIA
in 1988
Years of data
37
1988–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central Asia, 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central Asia stood at 0.99 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central Asia peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.84 GPIA, in 1988.
SDG: Central Asia ranks 13th of 200 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.84 GPIA | — |
| 1989 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.94 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1997 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 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 | 0.845 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.9 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.961 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 |
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More education data for SDG: Central Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Central Asia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: 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 SDG: 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 SDG: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.84 GPIA in 1988.
- How does SDG: Central Asia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: 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 SDG: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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