Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.79 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.79 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
93rd
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.79 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.57 GPIA
in 1984
Years of data
48
1977–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Western Asia recorded 0.79 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.79 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.57 GPIA, in 1984.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 93rd of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 0.64 GPIA | — |
| 1978 | 0.64 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.58 GPIA | -9.4% |
| 1980 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.57 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.57 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.57 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.57 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.57 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.58 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.59 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 0.59 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.59 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.6 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.6 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.6 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.6 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.59 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.6 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.6 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.65 GPIA | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 0.65 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.68 GPIA | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 0.71 GPIA | +4.4% |
| 2013 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.62 GPIA | 0.58 GPIA | 0.64 GPIA | 3 |
| 1980s | 0.575 GPIA | 0.57 GPIA | 0.58 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.583 GPIA | 0.58 GPIA | 0.59 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.604 GPIA | 0.59 GPIA | 0.65 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.721 GPIA | 0.65 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.78 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 0.79 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in SDG: Western Asia was 0.79 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.79 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.57 GPIA in 1984.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 93rd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western 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