Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.69 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 0.69 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.69 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.45 GPIA, in 1988.
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 199th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.45 GPIA | — |
| 1989 | 0.45 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.46 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 0.46 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.47 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 0.47 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.47 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.48 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 0.49 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 0.51 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 0.52 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.52 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.53 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 0.52 GPIA | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.54 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 0.58 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 0.59 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 0.6 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0.6 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.61 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.63 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.66 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.67 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 0.67 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.68 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 0.69 GPIA | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.45 GPIA | 0.45 GPIA | 0.45 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.483 GPIA | 0.46 GPIA | 0.52 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.532 GPIA | 0.52 GPIA | 0.54 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.611 GPIA | 0.55 GPIA | 0.66 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.674 GPIA | 0.66 GPIA | 0.69 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.69 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 GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.69 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.45 GPIA in 1988.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 199th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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