Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central Asia
UIS: 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
0.87 GPIA
in 1989
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central Asia, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central Asia stood at 0.99 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central Asia peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.87 GPIA, in 1989.
UIS: Central Asia ranks 13th of 200 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.87 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.94 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.87 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.914 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.964 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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- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 426,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.12 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central Asia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: 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 UIS: 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 UIS: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.87 GPIA in 1989.
- How does UIS: Central Asia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- UIS: 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 UIS: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: 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