Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.8093 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8093 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
18th
of 35 groups
All-time high
0.8093 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.6019 GPIA
in 1986
Years of data
45
1975–2019

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Low & middle income, 1975–2019

00.20.40.60.81975199720191975: 0.616 GPIA1976: 0.615 GPIA1977: 0.616 GPIA1978: 0.617 GPIA1979: 0.614 GPIA1980: 0.615 GPIA1981: 0.611 GPIA1982: 0.608 GPIA1983: 0.606 GPIA1984: 0.602 GPIA1985: 0.603 GPIA1986: 0.602 GPIA1987: 0.609 GPIA1988: 0.61 GPIA1989: 0.611 GPIA1990: 0.617 GPIA1991: 0.616 GPIA1992: 0.618 GPIA1993: 0.623 GPIA1994: 0.625 GPIA1995: 0.627 GPIA1996: 0.627 GPIA1997: 0.693 GPIA1998: 0.694 GPIA1999: 0.688 GPIA2000: 0.686 GPIA2001: 0.684 GPIA2002: 0.683 GPIA2003: 0.683 GPIA2004: 0.682 GPIA2005: 0.68 GPIA2006: 0.694 GPIA2007: 0.725 GPIA2008: 0.73 GPIA2009: 0.744 GPIA2010: 0.757 GPIA2011: 0.763 GPIA2012: 0.769 GPIA2013: 0.772 GPIA2014: 0.786 GPIA2015: 0.784 GPIA2016: 0.793 GPIA2017: 0.796 GPIA2018: 0.804 GPIA2019: 0.809 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

Low & middle income recorded 0.8093 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Low & middle income peaked at 0.8093 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6019 GPIA, in 1986.

Low & middle income ranks 18th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Low & middle income, 1975 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1975 0.6155 GPIA
1976 0.6154 GPIA -0.0%
1977 0.616 GPIA +0.1%
1978 0.6166 GPIA +0.1%
1979 0.6145 GPIA -0.4%
1980 0.6146 GPIA +0.0%
1981 0.6109 GPIA -0.6%
1982 0.6078 GPIA -0.5%
1983 0.6057 GPIA -0.3%
1984 0.6024 GPIA -0.5%
1985 0.603 GPIA +0.1%
1986 0.6019 GPIA -0.2%
1987 0.6089 GPIA +1.2%
1988 0.6105 GPIA +0.3%
1989 0.6114 GPIA +0.1%
1990 0.6172 GPIA +1.0%
1991 0.6155 GPIA -0.3%
1992 0.618 GPIA +0.4%
1993 0.6225 GPIA +0.7%
1994 0.6254 GPIA +0.5%
1995 0.6273 GPIA +0.3%
1996 0.627 GPIA -0.0%
1997 0.6935 GPIA +10.6%
1998 0.6941 GPIA +0.1%
1999 0.6884 GPIA -0.8%
2000 0.6864 GPIA -0.3%
2001 0.6839 GPIA -0.4%
2002 0.6833 GPIA -0.1%
2003 0.6826 GPIA -0.1%
2004 0.6818 GPIA -0.1%
2005 0.6804 GPIA -0.2%
2006 0.6944 GPIA +2.1%
2007 0.7254 GPIA +4.5%
2008 0.7297 GPIA +0.6%
2009 0.7436 GPIA +1.9%
2010 0.7567 GPIA +1.8%
2011 0.7625 GPIA +0.8%
2012 0.769 GPIA +0.9%
2013 0.7717 GPIA +0.3%
2014 0.7862 GPIA +1.9%
2015 0.7844 GPIA -0.2%
2016 0.7926 GPIA +1.0%
2017 0.7964 GPIA +0.5%
2018 0.8041 GPIA +1.0%
2019 0.8093 GPIA +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6156 GPIA 0.6145 GPIA 0.6166 GPIA 5
1980s 0.6077 GPIA 0.6019 GPIA 0.6146 GPIA 10
1990s 0.6429 GPIA 0.6155 GPIA 0.6941 GPIA 10
2000s 0.6992 GPIA 0.6804 GPIA 0.7436 GPIA 10
2010s 0.7833 GPIA 0.7567 GPIA 0.8093 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 15 Argentina 0.9901 GPIA compare
  2. 16 Brazil 0.9824 GPIA compare
  3. 17 Maldives 0.9768 GPIA compare
  4. 18 Republic of Moldova 0.9728 GPIA compare
  5. 19 Albania 0.9663 GPIA compare
  6. 20 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.9655 GPIA compare
  7. 21 Spain 0.965 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 Low & middle income?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Low & middle income was 0.8093 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 0.8093 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6019 GPIA in 1986.
How does Low & middle income rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
Low & middle income ranks 18th out of 35 groups with data for 2019.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low & middle 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
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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/