Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9675 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 0.9675 GPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.9675 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6509 GPIA, in 1976.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 11th out of 37 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.6509 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.653 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6645 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.6763 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6838 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6999 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7089 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7224 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7331 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7432 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.751 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.8018 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 0.8092 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8138 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8214 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 0.827 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.833 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8385 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.844 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8488 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9057 GPIA | +6.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9093 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9124 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 0.9143 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.919 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9226 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9267 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.9294 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9323 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9359 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9461 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9484 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9521 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9536 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9542 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.956 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9567 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9606 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9613 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9627 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9644 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9661 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.9675 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6612 GPIA | 0.6509 GPIA | 0.6763 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.7413 GPIA | 0.6838 GPIA | 0.8092 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8554 GPIA | 0.8138 GPIA | 0.9124 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9327 GPIA | 0.9143 GPIA | 0.9521 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9603 GPIA | 0.9536 GPIA | 0.9675 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.9675 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9675 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6509 GPIA in 1976.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 11th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/