Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in in IDA blend

IDA blend: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in was 0.5608 GPIA in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.5608 GPIA
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
22nd
of 35 groups
All-time high
0.6156 GPIA
in 1981
All-time low
0.4921 GPIA
in 2005
Years of data
39
1981–2019

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in in IDA blend, 1981–2019

00.20.40.61981200020191981: 0.616 GPIA1982: 0.613 GPIA1983: 0.61 GPIA1984: 0.608 GPIA1985: 0.606 GPIA1986: 0.602 GPIA1987: 0.589 GPIA1988: 0.577 GPIA1989: 0.558 GPIA1990: 0.547 GPIA1991: 0.551 GPIA1992: 0.539 GPIA1993: 0.54 GPIA1994: 0.536 GPIA1995: 0.532 GPIA1996: 0.532 GPIA1997: 0.532 GPIA1998: 0.533 GPIA1999: 0.533 GPIA2000: 0.53 GPIA2001: 0.523 GPIA2002: 0.52 GPIA2003: 0.494 GPIA2004: 0.494 GPIA2005: 0.492 GPIA2006: 0.573 GPIA2007: 0.515 GPIA2008: 0.495 GPIA2009: 0.521 GPIA2010: 0.52 GPIA2011: 0.534 GPIA2012: 0.51 GPIA2013: 0.514 GPIA2014: 0.535 GPIA2015: 0.535 GPIA2016: 0.534 GPIA2017: 0.542 GPIA2018: 0.561 GPIA2019: 0.561 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2019, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in in IDA blend stood at 0.5608 GPIA.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in in IDA blend peaked at 0.6156 GPIA in 1981 and was at its lowest, 0.4921 GPIA, in 2005.

That places IDA blend 22nd out of 35 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 39 years of available data.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in in IDA blend, year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in IDA blend, 1981 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1981 0.6156 GPIA
1982 0.613 GPIA -0.4%
1983 0.6102 GPIA -0.5%
1984 0.6078 GPIA -0.4%
1985 0.6059 GPIA -0.3%
1986 0.6024 GPIA -0.6%
1987 0.5893 GPIA -2.2%
1988 0.5768 GPIA -2.1%
1989 0.5579 GPIA -3.3%
1990 0.5469 GPIA -2.0%
1991 0.5508 GPIA +0.7%
1992 0.5393 GPIA -2.1%
1993 0.5399 GPIA +0.1%
1994 0.5357 GPIA -0.8%
1995 0.5316 GPIA -0.8%
1996 0.5324 GPIA +0.1%
1997 0.5323 GPIA -0.0%
1998 0.5334 GPIA +0.2%
1999 0.5329 GPIA -0.1%
2000 0.5297 GPIA -0.6%
2001 0.5233 GPIA -1.2%
2002 0.5201 GPIA -0.6%
2003 0.4938 GPIA -5.1%
2004 0.4945 GPIA +0.1%
2005 0.4921 GPIA -0.5%
2006 0.5726 GPIA +16.4%
2007 0.5153 GPIA -10.0%
2008 0.4951 GPIA -3.9%
2009 0.5206 GPIA +5.1%
2010 0.5201 GPIA -0.1%
2011 0.5341 GPIA +2.7%
2012 0.5098 GPIA -4.5%
2013 0.5144 GPIA +0.9%
2014 0.5345 GPIA +3.9%
2015 0.5348 GPIA +0.0%
2016 0.5339 GPIA -0.2%
2017 0.5422 GPIA +1.5%
2018 0.5613 GPIA +3.5%
2019 0.5608 GPIA -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.5977 GPIA 0.5579 GPIA 0.6156 GPIA 9
1990s 0.5375 GPIA 0.5316 GPIA 0.5508 GPIA 10
2000s 0.5157 GPIA 0.4921 GPIA 0.5726 GPIA 10
2010s 0.5346 GPIA 0.5098 GPIA 0.5613 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near IDA blend

  1. 19 Albania 0.9663 GPIA compare
  2. 20 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.9655 GPIA compare
  3. 21 Spain 0.965 GPIA compare
  4. 22 Montenegro 0.9571 GPIA compare
  5. 23 Greece 0.9535 GPIA compare
  6. 24 Dominican Republic 0.9527 GPIA compare
  7. 25 Oman 0.9306 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in in IDA blend?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in in IDA blend was 0.5608 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in recorded in IDA blend?
The highest recorded value was 0.6156 GPIA in 1981.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in recorded in IDA blend?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4921 GPIA in 2005.
How does IDA blend rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in?
IDA blend ranks 22nd out of 35 groups with data for 2019.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in rising or falling in IDA blend?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this IDA blend 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/