Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.95 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNESCO: Sids, 1990–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNESCO: Sids is 0.95 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 0.95 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.87 GPIA, in 1990.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 38th of 200 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.87 GPIA | — |
| 1991 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.94 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.92 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.94 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.93 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.883 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.901 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.936 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9425 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 397,920 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8282 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0711 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNESCO: Sids?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNESCO: Sids was 0.95 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 0.95 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.87 GPIA in 1990.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 38th out of 200 groups with data for 2023.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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