Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.53 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.53 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
144th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.53 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.34 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
44
1981–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 0.53 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.53 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.34 GPIA, in 1981.
SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 144th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.34 GPIA | — |
| 1982 | 0.34 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.34 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.34 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.34 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.34 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.35 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 0.35 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.35 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.35 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.35 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.35 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.36 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 0.37 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 0.38 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.38 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.38 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.41 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.41 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.41 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.4 GPIA | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.4 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.4 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.39 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.37 GPIA | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.38 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.4 GPIA | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.39 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 0.45 GPIA | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 0.43 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2012 | 0.42 GPIA | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.43 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 0.45 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.45 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.46 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.48 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 0.48 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.48 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.49 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.5 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 0.52 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3433 GPIA | 0.34 GPIA | 0.35 GPIA | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.374 GPIA | 0.35 GPIA | 0.41 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.394 GPIA | 0.37 GPIA | 0.41 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.453 GPIA | 0.42 GPIA | 0.48 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.514 GPIA | 0.49 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 75.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 171.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 83.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 87.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9918 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 0.53 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: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.53 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.34 GPIA in 1981.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 144th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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