Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.63 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.63 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
110th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.65 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.5 GPIA
in 1991
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 0.63 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 0.65 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5 GPIA, in 1991.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 110th 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 42 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.54 GPIA | — |
| 1984 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.53 GPIA | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.5 GPIA | -5.7% |
| 1992 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.51 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 0.51 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.52 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.54 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5 GPIA | -7.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.52 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 0.52 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.55 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 0.58 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 0.58 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.59 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 0.59 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.58 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.6 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.61 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 0.58 GPIA | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 0.6 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 0.64 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.61 GPIA | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 0.61 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.62 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 0.63 GPIA | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5386 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 0.54 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.515 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 0.54 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.533 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 0.58 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.597 GPIA | 0.58 GPIA | 0.64 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.624 GPIA | 0.61 GPIA | 0.65 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 0.63 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: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.65 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5 GPIA in 1991.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 110th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 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