Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index 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.
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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (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