Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Early-demographic Dividend
WB: Early-demographic Dividend: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.7 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.7 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
105th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.7 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.48 GPIA
in 1978
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Early-demographic Dividend is 0.7 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Early-demographic Dividend peaked at 0.7 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.48 GPIA, in 1978.
WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 105th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Early-demographic Dividend, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.49 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.49 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.49 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.48 GPIA | -2.0% |
| 1979 | 0.48 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.48 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.48 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.48 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.49 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 0.49 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.49 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.49 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.51 GPIA | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.53 GPIA | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.55 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.56 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.56 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.57 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.57 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.57 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.57 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.57 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.57 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.57 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.56 GPIA | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 0.57 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 0.58 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.57 GPIA | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 0.58 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.63 GPIA | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0.63 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 0.64 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.67 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 0.65 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 2016 | 0.65 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 0.66 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.67 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.68 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 0.69 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.69 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.486 GPIA | 0.48 GPIA | 0.49 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.497 GPIA | 0.48 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.549 GPIA | 0.53 GPIA | 0.57 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.571 GPIA | 0.56 GPIA | 0.58 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.65 GPIA | 0.63 GPIA | 0.67 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.692 GPIA | 0.68 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for WB: Early-demographic Dividend
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0322 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 163.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 156.47 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 188.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2597 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Early-demographic Dividend was 0.7 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: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.48 GPIA in 1978.
- How does WB: Early-demographic Dividend rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend ranks 105th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Early-demographic Dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Early-demographic Dividend 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