Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.86 GPIA in 2023. ▼ Falling
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Other Small States, 1983–2023
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: Other Small States is 0.86 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Other Small States peaked at 0.97 GPIA in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.86 GPIA, in 2023.
That places WB: Other Small States 75th out of 200 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 41 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.88 GPIA | — |
| 1984 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.97 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.96 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.95 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.94 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.93 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.88 GPIA | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.87 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.9 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 0.89 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.88 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.87 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.86 GPIA | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9071 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.946 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.879 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.878 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8675 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 4 |
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More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 782,963 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 253,628 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Other Small States?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Other Small States was 0.86 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: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 GPIA in 1988.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 GPIA in 2023.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 75th out of 200 groups with data for 2023.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Other Small States 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