Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.99 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.99 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
41st
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.99 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.78 GPIA
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) stood at 0.99 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.78 GPIA, in 1974.
That places ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 41st out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 0.78 GPIA | — |
| 1975 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.85 GPIA | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.96 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.7983 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 6 |
| 1980s | 0.849 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.898 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.943 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.971 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.984 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
- 40 Palestine, State of 0.9886 GPIA compare
- 41 Panama 0.9869 GPIA compare
- 42 Myanmar 0.9818 GPIA compare
- 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Indonesia 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Macau, China 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Saudi Arabia 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Türkiye 0.98 GPIA compare
More education data for ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) was 0.99 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-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.78 GPIA in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) ranks 41st 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-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South-east Asia (sea) (unsdcode:98419) 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