Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.82 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) is 0.82 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 0.82 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.37 GPIA, in 1975.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 123rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.37 GPIA | — |
| 1976 | 0.38 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 0.38 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.39 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.41 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 0.42 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.43 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.44 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 0.45 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.46 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.47 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.48 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.49 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 0.5 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.51 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.52 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.55 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.56 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.6 GPIA | +7.1% |
| 1999 | 0.6 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.61 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.62 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 0.63 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.63 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.63 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.63 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 0.71 GPIA | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.384 GPIA | 0.37 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.455 GPIA | 0.41 GPIA | 0.5 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.549 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.634 GPIA | 0.61 GPIA | 0.66 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.746 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.806 GPIA | 0.79 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 0.82 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.82 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.37 GPIA in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 123rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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