Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 203 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.99 GPIA
in 2002
Years of data
16
2002–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 2002–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 1 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 1 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.99 GPIA, in 2002.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 3rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 0.99 GPIA | — |
| 2003 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 7 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 1 Lesotho 1.15 GPIA compare
- 2 Brazil 1.02 GPIA compare
- 2 Dominican Republic 1.02 GPIA compare
- 2 Honduras 1.02 GPIA compare
- 5 Nicaragua 1.02 GPIA compare
- 6 Colombia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Mongolia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Namibia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Qatar 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Thailand 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Tonga 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Uruguay 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 South Africa 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 112.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2016.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 2002.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 3rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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