Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: World
SDG: World: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.93 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.93 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
78th
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.93 GPIA
in 2023
All-time low
0.76 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: World, 1976–2024
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 SDG: World is 0.93 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: World peaked at 0.93 GPIA in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.76 GPIA, in 1976.
That places SDG: World 78th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: World, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.76 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.76 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 0.76 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 0.76 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.81 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.87 GPIA | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.76 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.784 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.841 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.883 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.911 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.924 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: World
- 75 Mozambique 0.6252 GPIA compare
- 76 Cote d'Ivoire 0.59 GPIA compare
- 77 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.57 GPIA compare
- 77 Ethiopia 0.57 GPIA compare
- 79 Burkina Faso 0.5607 GPIA compare
- 80 Senegal 0.55 GPIA compare
- 81 Benin 0.54 GPIA compare
More education data for SDG: World
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 337.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 139.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.57 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: World?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in SDG: World was 0.93 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: World?
- The highest recorded value was 0.93 GPIA in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in SDG: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.76 GPIA in 1976.
- How does SDG: World rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- SDG: World ranks 78th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in SDG: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: World 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