Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9684 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9684 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
3rd
of 36 groups
All-time high
0.9763 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8567 GPIA
in 1984
Years of data
36
1984–2019

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1984–2019

00.20.40.60.811984200120191984: 0.857 GPIA1985: 0.862 GPIA1986: 0.867 GPIA1987: 0.873 GPIA1988: 0.88 GPIA1989: 0.884 GPIA1990: 0.891 GPIA1991: 0.894 GPIA1992: 0.9 GPIA1993: 0.904 GPIA1994: 0.908 GPIA1995: 0.912 GPIA1996: 0.92 GPIA1997: 0.923 GPIA1998: 0.945 GPIA1999: 0.944 GPIA2000: 0.938 GPIA2001: 0.938 GPIA2002: 0.939 GPIA2003: 0.941 GPIA2004: 0.943 GPIA2005: 0.942 GPIA2006: 0.941 GPIA2007: 0.943 GPIA2008: 0.948 GPIA2009: 0.958 GPIA2010: 0.959 GPIA2011: 0.962 GPIA2012: 0.964 GPIA2013: 0.964 GPIA2014: 0.964 GPIA2015: 0.964 GPIA2016: 0.976 GPIA2017: 0.966 GPIA2018: 0.967 GPIA2019: 0.968 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 0.9684 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 0.9763 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8567 GPIA, in 1984.

That places Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 3rd out of 36 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1984 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1984 0.8567 GPIA
1985 0.8623 GPIA +0.7%
1986 0.8673 GPIA +0.6%
1987 0.8728 GPIA +0.6%
1988 0.8797 GPIA +0.8%
1989 0.8839 GPIA +0.5%
1990 0.8912 GPIA +0.8%
1991 0.8945 GPIA +0.4%
1992 0.9001 GPIA +0.6%
1993 0.9043 GPIA +0.5%
1994 0.9084 GPIA +0.5%
1995 0.9123 GPIA +0.4%
1996 0.9197 GPIA +0.8%
1997 0.9227 GPIA +0.3%
1998 0.9447 GPIA +2.4%
1999 0.9438 GPIA -0.1%
2000 0.9382 GPIA -0.6%
2001 0.9383 GPIA +0.0%
2002 0.9389 GPIA +0.1%
2003 0.9411 GPIA +0.2%
2004 0.9426 GPIA +0.2%
2005 0.9422 GPIA -0.1%
2006 0.9415 GPIA -0.1%
2007 0.9429 GPIA +0.2%
2008 0.948 GPIA +0.5%
2009 0.9584 GPIA +1.1%
2010 0.9585 GPIA +0.0%
2011 0.9622 GPIA +0.4%
2012 0.9642 GPIA +0.2%
2013 0.9638 GPIA -0.0%
2014 0.964 GPIA +0.0%
2015 0.9644 GPIA +0.0%
2016 0.9763 GPIA +1.2%
2017 0.9659 GPIA -1.1%
2018 0.9673 GPIA +0.1%
2019 0.9684 GPIA +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8705 GPIA 0.8567 GPIA 0.8839 GPIA 6
1990s 0.9142 GPIA 0.8912 GPIA 0.9447 GPIA 10
2000s 0.9432 GPIA 0.9382 GPIA 0.9584 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9655 GPIA 0.9585 GPIA 0.9763 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

  1. 1 Namibia 1.18 GPIA compare
  2. 2 Seychelles 1.06 GPIA compare
  3. 3 Malta 1.04 GPIA compare
  4. 4 Uruguay 1.01 GPIA compare
  5. 5 Tonga 1 GPIA compare
  6. 6 Kazakhstan 1 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 118 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 0.9684 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9763 GPIA in 2016.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8567 GPIA in 1984.
How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 3rd out of 36 groups with data for 2019.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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/