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

Pre-demographic dividend: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.7824 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7824 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
34th
of 36 groups
All-time high
0.7824 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.5872 GPIA
in 1986
Years of data
34
1986–2019

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Pre-demographic dividend, 1986–2019

00.20.40.60.81986200220191986: 0.587 GPIA1987: 0.594 GPIA1988: 0.603 GPIA1989: 0.608 GPIA1990: 0.615 GPIA1991: 0.631 GPIA1992: 0.625 GPIA1993: 0.631 GPIA1994: 0.638 GPIA1995: 0.646 GPIA1996: 0.656 GPIA1997: 0.666 GPIA1998: 0.67 GPIA1999: 0.676 GPIA2000: 0.661 GPIA2001: 0.669 GPIA2002: 0.676 GPIA2003: 0.687 GPIA2004: 0.688 GPIA2005: 0.689 GPIA2006: 0.731 GPIA2007: 0.688 GPIA2008: 0.696 GPIA2009: 0.689 GPIA2010: 0.698 GPIA2011: 0.717 GPIA2012: 0.729 GPIA2013: 0.734 GPIA2014: 0.743 GPIA2015: 0.748 GPIA2016: 0.763 GPIA2017: 0.773 GPIA2018: 0.776 GPIA2019: 0.782 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Pre-demographic dividend recorded 0.7824 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2019. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 0.7824 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5872 GPIA, in 1986.

That places Pre-demographic dividend 34th out of 36 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1986 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1986 0.5872 GPIA
1987 0.5944 GPIA +1.2%
1988 0.6028 GPIA +1.4%
1989 0.6078 GPIA +0.8%
1990 0.6155 GPIA +1.3%
1991 0.6312 GPIA +2.5%
1992 0.6249 GPIA -1.0%
1993 0.6312 GPIA +1.0%
1994 0.6379 GPIA +1.1%
1995 0.6461 GPIA +1.3%
1996 0.6557 GPIA +1.5%
1997 0.6662 GPIA +1.6%
1998 0.6698 GPIA +0.6%
1999 0.6759 GPIA +0.9%
2000 0.6615 GPIA -2.1%
2001 0.6691 GPIA +1.2%
2002 0.6758 GPIA +1.0%
2003 0.6875 GPIA +1.7%
2004 0.6878 GPIA +0.1%
2005 0.6891 GPIA +0.2%
2006 0.7309 GPIA +6.1%
2007 0.6884 GPIA -5.8%
2008 0.6963 GPIA +1.2%
2009 0.6894 GPIA -1.0%
2010 0.6982 GPIA +1.3%
2011 0.7167 GPIA +2.7%
2012 0.7287 GPIA +1.7%
2013 0.7338 GPIA +0.7%
2014 0.7434 GPIA +1.3%
2015 0.748 GPIA +0.6%
2016 0.7626 GPIA +2.0%
2017 0.7735 GPIA +1.4%
2018 0.7761 GPIA +0.3%
2019 0.7824 GPIA +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.598 GPIA 0.5872 GPIA 0.6078 GPIA 4
1990s 0.6454 GPIA 0.6155 GPIA 0.6759 GPIA 10
2000s 0.6876 GPIA 0.6615 GPIA 0.7309 GPIA 10
2010s 0.7463 GPIA 0.6982 GPIA 0.7824 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 31 Mexico 0.9831 GPIA compare
  2. 32 Brunei Darussalam 0.9821 GPIA compare
  3. 33 Ecuador 0.9819 GPIA compare
  4. 34 Vanuatu 0.9819 GPIA compare
  5. 35 Kuwait 0.9818 GPIA compare
  6. 36 Sri Lanka 0.9787 GPIA compare
  7. 37 Portugal 0.9766 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Pre-demographic dividend?
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in Pre-demographic dividend was 0.7824 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 0.7824 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5872 GPIA in 1986.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 34th out of 36 groups with data for 2019.
Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-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/