Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9677 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9677 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
4th
of 36 groups
All-time high
0.9738 GPIA
in 2016
All-time low
0.8632 GPIA
in 1984
Years of data
37
1983–2019

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1983–2019

00.20.40.60.811983200120191983: 0.866 GPIA1984: 0.863 GPIA1985: 0.868 GPIA1986: 0.872 GPIA1987: 0.877 GPIA1988: 0.882 GPIA1989: 0.886 GPIA1990: 0.892 GPIA1991: 0.896 GPIA1992: 0.901 GPIA1993: 0.905 GPIA1994: 0.909 GPIA1995: 0.913 GPIA1996: 0.92 GPIA1997: 0.922 GPIA1998: 0.941 GPIA1999: 0.941 GPIA2000: 0.936 GPIA2001: 0.937 GPIA2002: 0.938 GPIA2003: 0.94 GPIA2004: 0.941 GPIA2005: 0.941 GPIA2006: 0.941 GPIA2007: 0.943 GPIA2008: 0.947 GPIA2009: 0.958 GPIA2010: 0.958 GPIA2011: 0.961 GPIA2012: 0.963 GPIA2013: 0.963 GPIA2014: 0.963 GPIA2015: 0.964 GPIA2016: 0.974 GPIA2017: 0.965 GPIA2018: 0.967 GPIA2019: 0.968 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 0.9677 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 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 0.9738 GPIA in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.8632 GPIA, in 1984.

Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1983 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1983 0.8662 GPIA
1984 0.8632 GPIA -0.3%
1985 0.868 GPIA +0.6%
1986 0.8725 GPIA +0.5%
1987 0.8774 GPIA +0.6%
1988 0.8817 GPIA +0.5%
1989 0.8858 GPIA +0.5%
1990 0.8924 GPIA +0.7%
1991 0.8957 GPIA +0.4%
1992 0.901 GPIA +0.6%
1993 0.9052 GPIA +0.5%
1994 0.9091 GPIA +0.4%
1995 0.9129 GPIA +0.4%
1996 0.9196 GPIA +0.7%
1997 0.9224 GPIA +0.3%
1998 0.9413 GPIA +2.0%
1999 0.9406 GPIA -0.1%
2000 0.9365 GPIA -0.4%
2001 0.9368 GPIA +0.0%
2002 0.9377 GPIA +0.1%
2003 0.9398 GPIA +0.2%
2004 0.9414 GPIA +0.2%
2005 0.9415 GPIA +0.0%
2006 0.9411 GPIA -0.0%
2007 0.9426 GPIA +0.2%
2008 0.9472 GPIA +0.5%
2009 0.9576 GPIA +1.1%
2010 0.958 GPIA +0.0%
2011 0.9612 GPIA +0.3%
2012 0.9631 GPIA +0.2%
2013 0.9629 GPIA -0.0%
2014 0.9633 GPIA +0.0%
2015 0.9638 GPIA +0.0%
2016 0.9738 GPIA +1.0%
2017 0.9654 GPIA -0.9%
2018 0.9666 GPIA +0.1%
2019 0.9677 GPIA +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.8735 GPIA 0.8632 GPIA 0.8858 GPIA 7
1990s 0.914 GPIA 0.8924 GPIA 0.9413 GPIA 10
2000s 0.9422 GPIA 0.9365 GPIA 0.9576 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9646 GPIA 0.958 GPIA 0.9738 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)

  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
  7. 7 Barbados 0.999 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 0.9677 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The highest recorded value was 0.9738 GPIA in 2016.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8632 GPIA in 1984.
How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 4th 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 (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 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
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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/