Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central Asia
SDG: Central Asia: 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 1999
All-time low
0.99 GPIA
in 1988
Years of data
37
1988–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central Asia, 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
SDG: Central Asia recorded 1 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central Asia peaked at 1 GPIA in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.99 GPIA, in 1988.
That places SDG: Central Asia 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 SDG: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.99 GPIA | — |
| 1989 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 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 | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.991 GPIA | 0.99 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 SDG: Central Asia
- 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 SDG: Central Asia
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 336,465 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central Asia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Central Asia 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 SDG: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1999.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 1988.
- How does SDG: Central Asia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Central Asia 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 SDG: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Central Asia 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