Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.89 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific stood at 0.89 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 0.89 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.39 GPIA, in 1976.
That places UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 53rd out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.39 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.39 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.39 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.39 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.39 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.4 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.4 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.41 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 0.41 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.41 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.43 GPIA | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 0.46 GPIA | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 0.46 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.46 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.46 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.46 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.47 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 0.47 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.47 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.47 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.61 GPIA | +29.8% |
| 1998 | 0.62 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.62 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.61 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.62 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.62 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.62 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.63 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.63 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.65 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.72 GPIA | +10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.74 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.81 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 0.8 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.82 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 0.84 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +29.8% | 0.47 GPIA | 0.61 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.39 GPIA | 0.39 GPIA | 0.39 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.417 GPIA | 0.39 GPIA | 0.46 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.511 GPIA | 0.46 GPIA | 0.62 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.656 GPIA | 0.61 GPIA | 0.74 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.804 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.882 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- 50 Oman 0.71 GPIA compare
- 51 Jordan 0.69 GPIA compare
- 52 Kuwait 0.66 GPIA compare
- 53 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.5788 GPIA compare
- 54 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.57 GPIA compare
- 55 Bangladesh 0.54 GPIA compare
- 55 Rwanda 0.54 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 0.89 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 0.89 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.39 GPIA in 1976.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 53rd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 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