Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in IDA only

IDA only: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.8276 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8276 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
25th
of 36 groups
All-time high
0.8276 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.6001 GPIA
in 1982
Years of data
38
1982–2019

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in IDA only, 1982–2019

00.20.40.60.81982200020191982: 0.6 GPIA1983: 0.605 GPIA1984: 0.61 GPIA1985: 0.616 GPIA1986: 0.622 GPIA1987: 0.628 GPIA1988: 0.63 GPIA1989: 0.635 GPIA1990: 0.642 GPIA1991: 0.648 GPIA1992: 0.651 GPIA1993: 0.657 GPIA1994: 0.667 GPIA1995: 0.676 GPIA1996: 0.684 GPIA1997: 0.694 GPIA1998: 0.701 GPIA1999: 0.708 GPIA2000: 0.718 GPIA2001: 0.73 GPIA2002: 0.719 GPIA2003: 0.727 GPIA2004: 0.73 GPIA2005: 0.737 GPIA2006: 0.735 GPIA2007: 0.755 GPIA2008: 0.753 GPIA2009: 0.756 GPIA2010: 0.764 GPIA2011: 0.769 GPIA2012: 0.776 GPIA2013: 0.785 GPIA2014: 0.791 GPIA2015: 0.801 GPIA2016: 0.81 GPIA2017: 0.818 GPIA2018: 0.823 GPIA2019: 0.828 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

IDA only recorded 0.8276 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2019. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in IDA only peaked at 0.8276 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6001 GPIA, in 1982.

IDA only ranks 25th of 36 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in IDA only, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in IDA only, 1982 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1982 0.6001 GPIA
1983 0.6046 GPIA +0.8%
1984 0.6102 GPIA +0.9%
1985 0.6159 GPIA +0.9%
1986 0.622 GPIA +1.0%
1987 0.6284 GPIA +1.0%
1988 0.6302 GPIA +0.3%
1989 0.6347 GPIA +0.7%
1990 0.6418 GPIA +1.1%
1991 0.6478 GPIA +0.9%
1992 0.6511 GPIA +0.5%
1993 0.6566 GPIA +0.9%
1994 0.6666 GPIA +1.5%
1995 0.676 GPIA +1.4%
1996 0.6845 GPIA +1.2%
1997 0.6938 GPIA +1.4%
1998 0.7012 GPIA +1.1%
1999 0.7084 GPIA +1.0%
2000 0.7182 GPIA +1.4%
2001 0.7296 GPIA +1.6%
2002 0.7192 GPIA -1.4%
2003 0.7267 GPIA +1.0%
2004 0.7301 GPIA +0.5%
2005 0.737 GPIA +0.9%
2006 0.7354 GPIA -0.2%
2007 0.7547 GPIA +2.6%
2008 0.7534 GPIA -0.2%
2009 0.7557 GPIA +0.3%
2010 0.7637 GPIA +1.1%
2011 0.7695 GPIA +0.8%
2012 0.7764 GPIA +0.9%
2013 0.7851 GPIA +1.1%
2014 0.7914 GPIA +0.8%
2015 0.8007 GPIA +1.2%
2016 0.8102 GPIA +1.2%
2017 0.8181 GPIA +1.0%
2018 0.8231 GPIA +0.6%
2019 0.8276 GPIA +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.6182 GPIA 0.6001 GPIA 0.6347 GPIA 8
1990s 0.6728 GPIA 0.6418 GPIA 0.7084 GPIA 10
2000s 0.736 GPIA 0.7182 GPIA 0.7557 GPIA 10
2010s 0.7966 GPIA 0.7637 GPIA 0.8276 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near IDA only

  1. 22 Moldova 0.9954 GPIA compare
  2. 23 Albania 0.9924 GPIA compare
  3. 24 Jordan 0.9921 GPIA compare
  4. 25 Spain 0.9904 GPIA compare
  5. 26 Paraguay 0.9896 GPIA compare
  6. 27 Greece 0.9887 GPIA compare
  7. 28 Panama 0.9887 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in IDA only?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in IDA only was 0.8276 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in IDA only?
The highest recorded value was 0.8276 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in IDA only?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6001 GPIA in 1982.
How does IDA only rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
IDA only ranks 25th out of 36 groups with data for 2019.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in IDA only?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA only 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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Indicator
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
124 places, 2,183 data points, 1970–2019
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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/