Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central
WB: Africa Western and Central: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.48 GPIA in 2023. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central, 1985–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central is 0.48 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 23.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central peaked at 0.48 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.27 GPIA, in 2001.
That places WB: Africa Western and Central 173rd out of 200 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Western and Central, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.35 GPIA | — |
| 1986 | 0.35 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.35 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.34 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1989 | 0.34 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.33 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1991 | 0.33 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.33 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.33 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.33 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.33 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.33 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.33 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.33 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.33 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.28 GPIA | -15.2% |
| 2001 | 0.27 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2002 | 0.27 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.28 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.29 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.34 GPIA | +17.2% |
| 2008 | 0.34 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.35 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 0.37 GPIA | +5.7% |
| 2011 | 0.37 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.38 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 0.39 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 0.38 GPIA | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.39 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 0.4 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 0.41 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.46 GPIA | +12.2% |
| 2019 | 0.47 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.48 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 0.48 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.48 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.48 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.346 GPIA | 0.34 GPIA | 0.35 GPIA | 5 |
| 1990s | 0.33 GPIA | 0.33 GPIA | 0.33 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.298 GPIA | 0.27 GPIA | 0.35 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.402 GPIA | 0.37 GPIA | 0.47 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.48 GPIA | 0.48 GPIA | 0.48 GPIA | 4 |
More education data for WB: Africa Western and Central
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.61 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.4 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.89 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7294 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.08 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 18.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Africa Western and Central was 0.48 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.48 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.27 GPIA in 2001.
- How does WB: Africa Western and Central rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Africa Western and Central ranks 173rd out of 200 groups with data for 2023.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Africa Western and Central?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Africa Western and Central 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