Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
55
Highest
1.18 LPIA
Kuwait
Lowest
0.11 LPIA
Morocco
Median
0.66 LPIA
Years covered
49
1976–2024
Data points
516
What the numbers show
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) is currently reported for 55 countries. The highest value is 1.18 LPIA in Kuwait; the lowest is 0.11 LPIA in Morocco.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.66 LPIA, and the mean is 0.6062 LPIA.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 11.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 16 fell. The largest increase was in Ethiopia (up 1,600.0%), and the largest decrease in Senegal (down 50.0%).
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female, adjusted: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kuwait | 1.18 LPIA | 2018 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 2 | Tonga | 1.03 LPIA | 2023 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 3 | Armenia | 1 LPIA | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 1 LPIA | 2022 | up 138.1% | rising |
| 3 | Uzbekistan | 1 LPIA | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Mongolia | 0.99 LPIA | 2024 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 6 | Uruguay | 0.99 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 6 | Georgia | 0.99 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 6 | Azerbaijan | 0.99 LPIA | 2023 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 10 | Serbia | 0.98 LPIA | 2022 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 11 | Spain | 0.97 LPIA | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 12 | Philippines | 0.95 LPIA | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 13 | Sri Lanka | 0.87 LPIA | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 13 | Türkiye | 0.87 LPIA | 2015 | up 55.4% | rising |
| 15 | Chile | 0.85 LPIA | 2017 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 16 | Dominican Republic | 0.8 LPIA | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 16 | Uganda | 0.8 LPIA | 2023 | up 60.0% | rising |
| 18 | Indonesia | 0.79 LPIA | 2020 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 19 | Thailand | 0.78 LPIA | 2022 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 19 | Malaysia | 0.78 LPIA | 2022 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 0.77 LPIA | 2024 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 22 | Paraguay | 0.75 LPIA | 2024 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 23 | Panama | 0.74 LPIA | 2019 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 24 | Palestine, State of | 0.73 LPIA | 2022 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 25 | Brazil | 0.72 LPIA | 2024 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 25 | Oman | 0.72 LPIA | 2022 | up 200.0% | volatile |
| 27 | Honduras | 0.66 LPIA | 2024 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 27 | Ecuador | 0.66 LPIA | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 29 | Mexico | 0.64 LPIA | 2020 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 30 | Nepal | 0.63 LPIA | 2019 | up 186.4% | rising |
| 30 | El Salvador | 0.63 LPIA | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 32 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 0.56 LPIA | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 32 | Rwanda | 0.56 LPIA | 2022 | up 51.4% | rising |
| 34 | Jordan | 0.52 LPIA | 2024 | down 48.0% | volatile |
| 35 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 0.48 LPIA | 2022 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 36 | Peru | 0.44 LPIA | 2020 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 37 | India | 0.43 LPIA | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 38 | South Africa | 0.42 LPIA | 2024 | down 19.2% | rising |
| 39 | Cambodia | 0.4 LPIA | 2021 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 40 | Guatemala | 0.37 LPIA | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 41 | Mozambique | 0.33 LPIA | 2020 | up 65.0% | rising |
| 42 | Togo | 0.28 LPIA | 2022 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 43 | Niger | 0.26 LPIA | 2022 | down 49.0% | volatile |
| 44 | Tunisia | 0.23 LPIA | 2023 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 45 | Pakistan | 0.22 LPIA | 2019 | up 83.3% | falling |
| 46 | Guinea | 0.21 LPIA | 2018 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 47 | Egypt | 0.19 LPIA | 2013 | down 32.1% | falling |
| 47 | Burkina Faso | 0.19 LPIA | 2022 | up 111.1% | falling |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 0.17 LPIA | 2022 | up 1,600.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Afghanistan | 0.17 LPIA | 2022 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 49 | Benin | 0.17 LPIA | 2022 | down 19.0% | rising |
| 52 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 0.13 LPIA | 2016 | down 18.8% | rising |
| 52 | Mali | 0.13 LPIA | 2024 | up 225.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Senegal | 0.11 LPIA | 2023 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Morocco | 0.11 LPIA | 2014 | down 21.4% | rising |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release