Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9745 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9745 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
9th
of 37 groups
All-time high
0.9745 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.7495 GPIA
in 1976
Years of data
44
1976–2019

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Late-demographic dividend, 1976–2019

00.20.40.60.811976199720191976: 0.749 GPIA1977: 0.75 GPIA1978: 0.756 GPIA1979: 0.763 GPIA1980: 0.77 GPIA1981: 0.776 GPIA1982: 0.781 GPIA1983: 0.79 GPIA1984: 0.796 GPIA1985: 0.803 GPIA1986: 0.808 GPIA1987: 0.814 GPIA1988: 0.846 GPIA1989: 0.851 GPIA1990: 0.854 GPIA1991: 0.86 GPIA1992: 0.864 GPIA1993: 0.868 GPIA1994: 0.872 GPIA1995: 0.875 GPIA1996: 0.879 GPIA1997: 0.926 GPIA1998: 0.929 GPIA1999: 0.932 GPIA2000: 0.933 GPIA2001: 0.936 GPIA2002: 0.939 GPIA2003: 0.941 GPIA2004: 0.944 GPIA2005: 0.946 GPIA2006: 0.948 GPIA2007: 0.957 GPIA2008: 0.959 GPIA2009: 0.962 GPIA2010: 0.963 GPIA2011: 0.966 GPIA2012: 0.967 GPIA2013: 0.967 GPIA2014: 0.969 GPIA2015: 0.97 GPIA2016: 0.971 GPIA2017: 0.972 GPIA2018: 0.973 GPIA2019: 0.975 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Late-demographic dividend recorded 0.9745 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2019. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 0.9745 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7495 GPIA, in 1976.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th of 37 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Late-demographic dividend, 1976 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1976 0.7495 GPIA
1977 0.7496 GPIA +0.0%
1978 0.7561 GPIA +0.9%
1979 0.7628 GPIA +0.9%
1980 0.7701 GPIA +0.9%
1981 0.7763 GPIA +0.8%
1982 0.7813 GPIA +0.6%
1983 0.7895 GPIA +1.1%
1984 0.7961 GPIA +0.8%
1985 0.8026 GPIA +0.8%
1986 0.8075 GPIA +0.6%
1987 0.8138 GPIA +0.8%
1988 0.8456 GPIA +3.9%
1989 0.8511 GPIA +0.6%
1990 0.8542 GPIA +0.4%
1991 0.8597 GPIA +0.6%
1992 0.8638 GPIA +0.5%
1993 0.8677 GPIA +0.5%
1994 0.8715 GPIA +0.4%
1995 0.8751 GPIA +0.4%
1996 0.8788 GPIA +0.4%
1997 0.9257 GPIA +5.3%
1998 0.929 GPIA +0.4%
1999 0.9316 GPIA +0.3%
2000 0.9329 GPIA +0.1%
2001 0.9362 GPIA +0.4%
2002 0.9387 GPIA +0.3%
2003 0.9414 GPIA +0.3%
2004 0.9437 GPIA +0.2%
2005 0.9463 GPIA +0.3%
2006 0.9481 GPIA +0.2%
2007 0.9569 GPIA +0.9%
2008 0.9588 GPIA +0.2%
2009 0.9617 GPIA +0.3%
2010 0.9628 GPIA +0.1%
2011 0.9659 GPIA +0.3%
2012 0.9669 GPIA +0.1%
2013 0.9671 GPIA +0.0%
2014 0.9688 GPIA +0.2%
2015 0.9695 GPIA +0.1%
2016 0.9708 GPIA +0.1%
2017 0.9719 GPIA +0.1%
2018 0.9733 GPIA +0.1%
2019 0.9745 GPIA +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7545 GPIA 0.7495 GPIA 0.7628 GPIA 4
1980s 0.8034 GPIA 0.7701 GPIA 0.8511 GPIA 10
1990s 0.8857 GPIA 0.8542 GPIA 0.9316 GPIA 10
2000s 0.9465 GPIA 0.9329 GPIA 0.9617 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9692 GPIA 0.9628 GPIA 0.9745 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 6 Colombia 1 GPIA compare
  2. 7 Brazil 1 GPIA compare
  3. 8 Eswatini 1 GPIA compare
  4. 9 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1 GPIA compare
  5. 10 Honduras 1 GPIA compare
  6. 11 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
  7. 11 Tonga 1 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Late-demographic dividend?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Late-demographic dividend was 0.9745 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 0.9745 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7495 GPIA in 1976.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 9th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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/