Literacy rate, population 25-64 years … rate gender GPIA adjusted in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years … rate gender GPIA adjusted was 0.89 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) recorded 0.89 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2024.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 0.91 GPIA in 1986 and was at its lowest, 0.86 GPIA, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 97th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years … rate gender GPIA adjusted in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.91 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.89 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 1989 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.88 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.87 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.86 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.86 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.874 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.869 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.885 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.89 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 0.89 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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.91 GPIA in 1986.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.86 GPIA in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 97th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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