Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.59 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.59 GPIA
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
117th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.6 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.44 GPIA
in 1991
Years of data
39
1986–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern stood at 0.59 GPIA.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern peaked at 0.6 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.44 GPIA, in 1991.
WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 117th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.48 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.48 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.48 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.47 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 0.47 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.44 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 1992 | 0.44 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.45 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 0.44 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1995 | 0.45 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.46 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 0.46 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.47 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.47 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.47 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.47 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.47 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.47 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.44 GPIA | -6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.44 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.49 GPIA | +11.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 0.52 GPIA | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 0.55 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 2010 | 0.55 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.53 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2012 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 0.53 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 0.55 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 0.59 GPIA | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 0.6 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 0.56 GPIA | -6.7% |
| 2022 | 0.57 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 0.58 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 0.59 GPIA | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.4775 GPIA | 0.47 GPIA | 0.48 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.455 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 0.47 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.482 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 0.55 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.544 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 0.59 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.58 GPIA | 0.56 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for WB: Africa Eastern and Southern
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.71 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.23 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.92 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.91 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.18 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.98 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9717 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 46.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern was 0.59 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.44 GPIA in 1991.
- How does WB: Africa Eastern and Southern rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Africa Eastern and Southern ranks 117th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Africa Eastern and Southern?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Eastern and Southern 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