Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.44 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) recorded 0.44 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 41.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) peaked at 0.44 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.18 GPIA, in 1989.
UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 188th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 0.18 GPIA | — |
| 1990 | 0.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.18 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.19 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1996 | 0.19 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.21 GPIA | +10.5% |
| 1998 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.22 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 0.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.23 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 0.23 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.24 GPIA | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 0.24 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.37 GPIA | +54.2% |
| 2007 | 0.38 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.39 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 0.39 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.39 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 GPIA | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 0.3 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.31 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.31 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.31 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.32 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 0.34 GPIA | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 0.35 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.37 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 0.38 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 0.41 GPIA | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 0.42 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 0.43 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 0.44 GPIA | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +54.2% | 0.24 GPIA | 0.37 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.18 GPIA | 0.18 GPIA | 0.18 GPIA | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.192 GPIA | 0.18 GPIA | 0.22 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.291 GPIA | 0.22 GPIA | 0.39 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.33 GPIA | 0.3 GPIA | 0.39 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.416 GPIA | 0.38 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) was 0.44 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: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.44 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.18 GPIA in 1989.
- How does UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) ranks 188th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Economic Community of Central African States (eccas) 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