Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.93 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.93 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
78th
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.93 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.62 GPIA
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 0.93 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 0.93 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.62 GPIA, in 1975.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 78th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.62 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.62 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.62 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.63 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 0.64 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.66 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.67 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.68 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.69 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 0.69 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.73 GPIA | +5.8% |
| 1989 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.76 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.83 GPIA | +5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.86 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.626 GPIA | 0.62 GPIA | 0.64 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.681 GPIA | 0.64 GPIA | 0.74 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.792 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.866 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.904 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.924 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 75 Mozambique 0.6252 GPIA compare
- 76 Côte d'Ivoire 0.59 GPIA compare
- 77 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.57 GPIA compare
- 77 Ethiopia 0.57 GPIA compare
- 79 Burkina Faso 0.5607 GPIA compare
- 80 Senegal 0.55 GPIA compare
- 81 Benin 0.54 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 0.93 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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.62 GPIA in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 78th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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