Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.59 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1991–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries is 0.59 GPIA, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 0.59 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.44 GPIA, in 1992.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 203rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.45 GPIA | — |
| 1992 | 0.44 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.44 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.44 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.44 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.46 GPIA | +4.5% |
| 1997 | 0.47 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 0.48 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 0.49 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 0.5 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.51 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.52 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.53 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.55 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.55 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.56 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 0.57 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 0.57 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.58 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 0.59 GPIA | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4567 GPIA | 0.44 GPIA | 0.49 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.529 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 0.55 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.565 GPIA | 0.55 GPIA | 0.59 GPIA | 8 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 435,827 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 0.59 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.59 GPIA in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.44 GPIA in 1992.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 203rd out of 203 groups with data for 2018.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release