Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): 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 1988
All-time low
0.99 GPIA
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) recorded 1 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 1 GPIA in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.99 GPIA, in 1983.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 3rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.99 GPIA | — |
| 1984 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9929 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- 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 ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.60 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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 ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1988.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 1983.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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 ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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