Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.46 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.46 GPIA
Change on year
up 2.2%
Rank
185th
of 200 groups
All-time high
0.46 GPIA
in 2024
All-time low
0.21 GPIA
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 0.46 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 0.46 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.21 GPIA, in 1973.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 185th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.21 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.21 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.22 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1979 | 0.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.22 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.28 GPIA | +27.3% |
| 1984 | 0.27 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1985 | 0.27 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.27 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.27 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.27 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.26 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 1990 | 0.28 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.29 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 0.28 GPIA | -3.4% |
| 1994 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.27 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1996 | 0.28 GPIA | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.29 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.29 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.3 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 0.3 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.31 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 0.31 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.31 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.31 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.32 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.33 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 0.36 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 0.36 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.37 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.4 GPIA | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.39 GPIA | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 0.4 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 0.41 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 0.41 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.42 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 0.42 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.42 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.42 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.43 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 0.44 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 0.45 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 0.46 GPIA | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2129 GPIA | 0.21 GPIA | 0.22 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.255 GPIA | 0.22 GPIA | 0.28 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.282 GPIA | 0.27 GPIA | 0.29 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.314 GPIA | 0.29 GPIA | 0.36 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4 GPIA | 0.36 GPIA | 0.42 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.44 GPIA | 0.42 GPIA | 0.46 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 0.46 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: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.46 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.21 GPIA in 1973.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 185th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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