Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.86 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1978–2024
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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 0.86 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 0.86 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7 GPIA, in 1978.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 105th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.7 GPIA | — |
| 1979 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.73 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.85 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.705 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.718 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 0.73 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.749 GPIA | 0.73 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.783 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.825 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.856 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 0.86 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: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.86 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 GPIA in 1978.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 105th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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