Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.967 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.967 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.967 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6438 GPIA, in 1976.
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 37 groups on this measure, 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 (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.6438 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.646 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6579 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 0.67 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 0.6777 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 0.6943 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 0.7035 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 0.7173 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 0.7282 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 0.7386 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.7466 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.7558 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.7984 GPIA | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0.806 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 0.8106 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8184 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.8242 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 0.8303 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.8359 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 0.8415 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 0.8464 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 0.9042 GPIA | +6.8% |
| 1998 | 0.9079 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.9111 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.913 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.9178 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.9214 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.9256 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9284 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 0.9313 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.935 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.9453 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9477 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.9514 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9529 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9536 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9554 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.9561 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9601 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0.9607 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9622 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9639 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9657 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.967 GPIA | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.6544 GPIA | 0.6438 GPIA | 0.67 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.7366 GPIA | 0.6777 GPIA | 0.806 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8531 GPIA | 0.8106 GPIA | 0.9111 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9317 GPIA | 0.913 GPIA | 0.9514 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9598 GPIA | 0.9529 GPIA | 0.967 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.08 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.13 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.30 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.79 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.12 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.14 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.17 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.18 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.00 million number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.967 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.967 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6438 GPIA in 1976.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- 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 (IDA & IBRD countries) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 44 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
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/