Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa
UNICEF: West and Central Africa: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.47 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa is 0.47 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 30.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa peaked at 0.47 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.24 GPIA, in 2000.
That places UNICEF: West and Central Africa 177th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.3 GPIA | — |
| 1986 | 0.3 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.29 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.28 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1991 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.29 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 0.28 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1998 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.24 GPIA | -14.3% |
| 2001 | 0.24 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.24 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.24 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.25 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 0.25 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.32 GPIA | +28.0% |
| 2007 | 0.36 GPIA | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 0.36 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.37 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 0.38 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 0.34 GPIA | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 0.35 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 0.36 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 0.36 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.36 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.37 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 0.39 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 0.43 GPIA | +10.3% |
| 2019 | 0.44 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 0.45 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 0.46 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 0.46 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.47 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 0.47 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.294 GPIA | 0.29 GPIA | 0.3 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.281 GPIA | 0.28 GPIA | 0.29 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.287 GPIA | 0.24 GPIA | 0.37 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.378 GPIA | 0.34 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.462 GPIA | 0.45 GPIA | 0.47 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: West and Central Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.92 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9224 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5411 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.20 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: West and Central Africa was 0.47 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: West and Central Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.47 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.24 GPIA in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: West and Central Africa rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: West and Central Africa ranks 177th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: West and Central Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: West and Central 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