Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.8933 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8933 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
10th
of 35 groups
All-time high
0.8933 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.6113 GPIA
in 1988
Years of data
44
1976–2019

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Late-demographic dividend, 1976–2019

00.20.40.60.81976199720191976: 0.623 GPIA1977: 0.624 GPIA1978: 0.625 GPIA1979: 0.625 GPIA1980: 0.626 GPIA1981: 0.622 GPIA1982: 0.62 GPIA1983: 0.617 GPIA1984: 0.614 GPIA1985: 0.616 GPIA1986: 0.615 GPIA1987: 0.618 GPIA1988: 0.611 GPIA1989: 0.615 GPIA1990: 0.638 GPIA1991: 0.625 GPIA1992: 0.631 GPIA1993: 0.636 GPIA1994: 0.64 GPIA1995: 0.644 GPIA1996: 0.645 GPIA1997: 0.736 GPIA1998: 0.744 GPIA1999: 0.741 GPIA2000: 0.742 GPIA2001: 0.74 GPIA2002: 0.742 GPIA2003: 0.744 GPIA2004: 0.745 GPIA2005: 0.746 GPIA2006: 0.754 GPIA2007: 0.805 GPIA2008: 0.813 GPIA2009: 0.826 GPIA2010: 0.832 GPIA2011: 0.84 GPIA2012: 0.847 GPIA2013: 0.85 GPIA2014: 0.858 GPIA2015: 0.865 GPIA2016: 0.873 GPIA2017: 0.879 GPIA2018: 0.887 GPIA2019: 0.893 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 Late-demographic dividend is 0.8933 GPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 0.8933 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6113 GPIA, in 1988.

That places Late-demographic dividend 10th out of 35 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Late-demographic dividend, 1976 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1976 0.623 GPIA
1977 0.6241 GPIA +0.2%
1978 0.6253 GPIA +0.2%
1979 0.6246 GPIA -0.1%
1980 0.6258 GPIA +0.2%
1981 0.6224 GPIA -0.5%
1982 0.6203 GPIA -0.3%
1983 0.6167 GPIA -0.6%
1984 0.6139 GPIA -0.5%
1985 0.6157 GPIA +0.3%
1986 0.6149 GPIA -0.1%
1987 0.6184 GPIA +0.6%
1988 0.6113 GPIA -1.2%
1989 0.6149 GPIA +0.6%
1990 0.6384 GPIA +3.8%
1991 0.6246 GPIA -2.2%
1992 0.6305 GPIA +0.9%
1993 0.6355 GPIA +0.8%
1994 0.6399 GPIA +0.7%
1995 0.6439 GPIA +0.6%
1996 0.6451 GPIA +0.2%
1997 0.7359 GPIA +14.1%
1998 0.7436 GPIA +1.0%
1999 0.741 GPIA -0.3%
2000 0.7415 GPIA +0.1%
2001 0.7405 GPIA -0.1%
2002 0.7419 GPIA +0.2%
2003 0.744 GPIA +0.3%
2004 0.7445 GPIA +0.1%
2005 0.7465 GPIA +0.3%
2006 0.7535 GPIA +0.9%
2007 0.8046 GPIA +6.8%
2008 0.8127 GPIA +1.0%
2009 0.8255 GPIA +1.6%
2010 0.8317 GPIA +0.7%
2011 0.8402 GPIA +1.0%
2012 0.8471 GPIA +0.8%
2013 0.8502 GPIA +0.4%
2014 0.8584 GPIA +1.0%
2015 0.8653 GPIA +0.8%
2016 0.8729 GPIA +0.9%
2017 0.879 GPIA +0.7%
2018 0.8869 GPIA +0.9%
2019 0.8933 GPIA +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6243 GPIA 0.623 GPIA 0.6253 GPIA 4
1980s 0.6174 GPIA 0.6113 GPIA 0.6258 GPIA 10
1990s 0.6679 GPIA 0.6246 GPIA 0.7436 GPIA 10
2000s 0.7655 GPIA 0.7405 GPIA 0.8255 GPIA 10
2010s 0.8625 GPIA 0.8317 GPIA 0.8933 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 7 Barbados 0.999 GPIA compare
  2. 8 Panama 0.9984 GPIA compare
  3. 9 Uzbekistan 0.998 GPIA compare
  4. 10 Colombia 0.9973 GPIA compare
  5. 11 Azerbaijan 0.9965 GPIA compare
  6. 12 Chile 0.9956 GPIA compare
  7. 13 Philippines 0.9949 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Late-demographic dividend?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Late-demographic dividend was 0.8933 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 0.8933 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6113 GPIA in 1988.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 35 groups with data for 2019.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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/