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

India: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in was 0.4911 GPIA in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
0.4911 GPIA
World rank
59th
of 82 countries
All-time high
0.4911 GPIA
in 2018
All-time low
0.2253 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
6
1981–2018

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in in India, 1981–2018

00.10.20.30.40.51981199920181981: 0.225 GPIA1991: 0.302 GPIA2001: 0.378 GPIA2006: 0.355 GPIA2011: 0.467 GPIA2018: 0.491 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in in India is 0.4911 GPIA, measured in 2018. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

The figure is up 38.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in in India peaked at 0.4911 GPIA in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.2253 GPIA, in 1981.

India ranks 59th of 82 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.2253 GPIA 0.2253 GPIA 0.2253 GPIA 1
1990s 0.3025 GPIA 0.3025 GPIA 0.3025 GPIA 1
2000s 0.3665 GPIA 0.3552 GPIA 0.3777 GPIA 2
2010s 0.479 GPIA 0.4669 GPIA 0.4911 GPIA 2

Countries ranked near India

  1. 56 Zambia 0.579 GPIA compare
  2. 57 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.5048 GPIA compare
  3. 58 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.4982 GPIA compare
  4. 60 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 0.4909 GPIA compare
  5. 61 Egypt, Arab Republic of 0.4902 GPIA compare
  6. 62 Cambodia 0.4794 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 118 places →

More reference data data for India

All data for India →

Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in in India?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in in India was 0.4911 GPIA in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 0.4911 GPIA in 2018.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2253 GPIA in 1981.
How does India rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in?
India ranks 59th out of 82 countries with data for 2018.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 6 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in in India. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/elderly-literacy-rate-population-65-years-adjusted-gender-parity-index-gpia/india/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/elderly-literacy-rate-population-65-years-adjusted-gender-parity-index-gpia/india/">Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in in India</a> — Statizoid

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/