Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
95th
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.9 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.65 GPIA
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia stood at 0.9 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.9 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.65 GPIA, in 1980.
SDG: Western Asia ranks 95th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.65 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.65 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 0.66 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.72 GPIA | +9.1% |
| 1985 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.73 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.87 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7 GPIA | 0.65 GPIA | 0.74 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.774 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.83 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.897 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: Western Asia was 0.9 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: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.65 GPIA in 1980.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 95th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western 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