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Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) by country

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...

Countries reporting
82
Highest
1.18 GPIA
Namibia
Lowest
0.1394 GPIA
Benin
Median
0.7822 GPIA
Years covered
50
1970–2019
Data points
2,112

What the numbers show

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) is currently reported for 82 countries. The highest value is 1.18 GPIA in Namibia; the lowest is 0.1394 GPIA in Benin.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.7822 GPIA, and the mean is 0.7113 GPIA.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 8.

Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Bangladesh (up 405.9%), and the largest decrease in Burkina Faso (down 45.4%).

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Namibia 1.18 GPIA 2018 up 35.1% rising
2 Seychelles 1.06 GPIA 2018 down 2.4% flat
3 Malta 1.04 GPIA 2018 up 6.3% flat
4 Uruguay 1.01 GPIA 2018 down 0.1% flat
5 Tonga 1 GPIA 2018 up 1.0% flat
6 Kazakhstan 1 GPIA 2018 up 1.1% rising
7 Barbados 0.999 GPIA 2014 unchanged flat
8 Panama 0.9984 GPIA 2018 down 0.1% flat
9 Uzbekistan 0.998 GPIA 2018 down 0.3% rising
10 Colombia 0.9973 GPIA 2018 up 4.0% rising
11 Azerbaijan 0.9965 GPIA 2017 up 3.8% rising
12 Chile 0.9956 GPIA 2017 down 1.6% flat
13 Philippines 0.9949 GPIA 2015 down 0.5% rising
14 Grenada 0.994 GPIA 2014 unchanged flat
15 Argentina 0.9901 GPIA 2018 down 0.3% flat
16 Brazil 0.9824 GPIA 2018 up 3.3% rising
17 Maldives 0.9768 GPIA 2016 down 1.4% rising
18 Moldova 0.9728 GPIA 2014 up 6.8% rising
19 Albania 0.9663 GPIA 2018 up 19.5% flat
20 Venezuela 0.9655 GPIA 2016 up 5.4% rising
21 Spain 0.965 GPIA 2018 up 2.4% rising
22 Montenegro 0.9571 GPIA 2018 up 4.7% rising
23 Greece 0.9535 GPIA 2018 up 15.6% rising
24 Dominican Republic 0.9527 GPIA 2016 up 5.5% rising
25 Oman 0.9306 GPIA 2018 up 308.9% volatile
26 Portugal 0.9173 GPIA 2018 up 6.2% rising
27 Mexico 0.9166 GPIA 2018 up 5.9% rising
28 Ecuador 0.9014 GPIA 2017 up 4.6% rising
29 Paraguay 0.9014 GPIA 2018 down 6.9% rising
30 Suriname 0.8964 GPIA 2018 up 15.2% rising
31 Honduras 0.8926 GPIA 2018 up 1.9% flat
32 Jordan 0.8875 GPIA 2018 up 141.2% volatile
33 Sri Lanka 0.8743 GPIA 2018 up 9.2% rising
34 El Salvador 0.8617 GPIA 2018 up 18.1% rising
35 Thailand 0.8581 GPIA 2015 up 8.8% rising
36 South Africa 0.8539 GPIA 2017 up 7.4% falling
37 Vietnam 0.8499 GPIA 2018 up 14.8% rising
38 China 0.8399 GPIA 2018 up 15.4% volatile
39 Eswatini 0.8381 GPIA 2018 up 10.6% rising
40 Singapore 0.8267 GPIA 2018 up 18.1% rising
41 Macao 0.7891 GPIA 2016 up 43.8% rising
42 Indonesia 0.7752 GPIA 2018 up 32.3% rising
43 Malaysia 0.7694 GPIA 2018 up 30.9% rising
44 Peru 0.7633 GPIA 2018 up 20.5% rising
45 Turkey 0.7557 GPIA 2017 up 57.7% rising
46 Vanuatu 0.746 GPIA 2018 up 15.7% flat
47 Brunei 0.7394 GPIA 2018 up 36.6% rising
48 Qatar 0.6834 GPIA 2017 down 20.0% rising
49 Guatemala 0.6676 GPIA 2014 down 9.8% falling
50 Bahrain 0.6541 GPIA 2018 down 19.1% rising
51 Bolivia 0.6541 GPIA 2015 up 19.1% rising
52 Palestine 0.6253 GPIA 2018 up 52.9% rising
53 Kuwait 0.6199 GPIA 2018 up 27.1% rising
54 Saudi Arabia 0.602 GPIA 2017 up 112.2% volatile
55 Laos 0.5983 GPIA 2015 up 113.0% rising
56 Zambia 0.579 GPIA 2018 up 10.6% rising
57 Tanzania 0.5048 GPIA 2015 up 56.4% rising
58 Iran 0.4982 GPIA 2016 up 18.3% rising
59 India 0.4911 GPIA 2018 up 38.3% rising
60 Sao Tome and Principe 0.4909 GPIA 2018 up 56.2% rising
61 Egypt 0.4902 GPIA 2017 up 37.6% rising
62 Cambodia 0.4794 GPIA 2015 up 118.4% rising
63 Bangladesh 0.4764 GPIA 2019 up 405.9% rising
64 Nigeria 0.4396 GPIA 2018 up 19.6% rising
65 Tunisia 0.437 GPIA 2014 up 155.5% rising
66 Cameroon 0.4234 GPIA 2018 up 91.5% rising
67 Cote d'Ivoire 0.4209 GPIA 2018 up 12.5% rising
68 Algeria 0.4123 GPIA 2018 up 35.8% rising
69 Uganda 0.3992 GPIA 2018 up 33.2% rising
70 Morocco 0.37 GPIA 2018 up 86.1% volatile
71 Burundi 0.3653 GPIA 2017 down 26.8% volatile
72 Central African Republic 0.3392 GPIA 2018 up 9.1% rising
73 Mozambique 0.3154 GPIA 2017 up 88.3% rising
74 Rwanda 0.2945 GPIA 2018 down 23.3% rising
75 Pakistan 0.2799 GPIA 2017 up 0.8% flat
76 Mali 0.2597 GPIA 2018 up 14.0% rising
77 Malawi 0.2511 GPIA 2015 up 30.4% falling
78 Burkina Faso 0.2137 GPIA 2018 down 45.4% rising
79 Nepal 0.2085 GPIA 2018 up 23.3% falling
80 Togo 0.16 GPIA 2015 down 34.4% falling
81 Senegal 0.1578 GPIA 2017 down 20.6% rising
82 Benin 0.1394 GPIA 2018 down 7.2% falling

Regions and income groups

Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
118 places, 2,112 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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/