Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
53
Highest
1.14 LPIA
Kuwait
Lowest
0.29 LPIA
Iran
Median
0.74 LPIA
Years covered
49
1976–2024
Data points
618
What the numbers show
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 53 countries. The highest value is 1.14 LPIA in Kuwait; the lowest is 0.29 LPIA in Iran.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.74 LPIA, and the mean is 0.7164 LPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 36 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Nepal (up 106.4%), and the largest decrease in Senegal (down 34.8%).
Elderly literacy rate, population … literacy location LPIA adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 1.14 LPIA | 2018 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 2 | Tonga | 1.02 LPIA | 2023 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 3 | Armenia | 1 LPIA | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 1 LPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 1 LPIA | 2022 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 0.99 LPIA | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 6 | Serbia | 0.99 LPIA | 2022 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 6 | Mongolia | 0.99 LPIA | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 6 | Georgia | 0.99 LPIA | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Spain | 0.98 LPIA | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Uruguay | 0.97 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 11 | Nepal | 0.97 LPIA | 2019 | up 106.4% | rising |
| 13 | Philippines | 0.96 LPIA | 2020 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 14 | Uganda | 0.93 LPIA | 2023 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 15 | Turkey | 0.92 LPIA | 2015 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 16 | Sri Lanka | 0.89 LPIA | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 17 | Chile | 0.8822 LPIA | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 18 | Palestine | 0.85 LPIA | 2022 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 0.84 LPIA | 2022 | down 20.0% | flat |
| 19 | Indonesia | 0.84 LPIA | 2020 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 21 | Malaysia | 0.81 LPIA | 2022 | up 15.7% | rising |
| 22 | Paraguay | 0.8 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 23 | Dominican Republic | 0.79 LPIA | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 24 | Panama | 0.7884 LPIA | 2023 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 25 | Colombia | 0.75 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 25 | Mexico | 0.75 LPIA | 2022 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 27 | Bolivia | 0.74 LPIA | 2024 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 28 | Ecuador | 0.73 LPIA | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 29 | Brazil | 0.72 LPIA | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 30 | Oman | 0.71 LPIA | 2022 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 30 | Honduras | 0.71 LPIA | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 32 | Peru | 0.6902 LPIA | 2023 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 33 | Jordan | 0.69 LPIA | 2024 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 34 | Tanzania | 0.66 LPIA | 2022 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 34 | Rwanda | 0.66 LPIA | 2022 | up 13.8% | flat |
| 34 | El Salvador | 0.66 LPIA | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 37 | India | 0.58 LPIA | 2023 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 38 | Mozambique | 0.56 LPIA | 2020 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 39 | Guatemala | 0.53 LPIA | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 40 | Cambodia | 0.51 LPIA | 2021 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 41 | Niger | 0.49 LPIA | 2022 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 42 | Tunisia | 0.48 LPIA | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 43 | South Africa | 0.47 LPIA | 2024 | down 16.1% | rising |
| 43 | Pakistan | 0.47 LPIA | 2019 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 45 | Togo | 0.38 LPIA | 2022 | up 40.7% | falling |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 0.38 LPIA | 2022 | up 90.0% | rising |
| 45 | Benin | 0.38 LPIA | 2022 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 48 | Mali | 0.35 LPIA | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 48 | Egypt | 0.35 LPIA | 2013 | down 32.7% | falling |
| 50 | Morocco | 0.34 LPIA | 2014 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 51 | Senegal | 0.3 LPIA | 2023 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 51 | Ethiopia | 0.3 LPIA | 2022 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 53 | Iran | 0.29 LPIA | 2016 | down 9.4% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release