Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.4834 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 0.4834 GPIA for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2019.
The figure is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.484 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.196 GPIA, in 1975.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 31st out of 36 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.1965 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.1963 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 0.1961 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1975 | 0.196 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 0.1963 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 0.1985 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 0.2006 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.2024 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 0.2039 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 0.2051 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 0.2058 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 0.2767 GPIA | +34.5% |
| 1984 | 0.2755 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 0.2737 GPIA | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.272 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 0.2709 GPIA | -0.4% |
| 1988 | 0.2693 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 0.2679 GPIA | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 0.2792 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1991 | 0.28 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 0.28 GPIA | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.2629 GPIA | -6.1% |
| 1994 | 0.266 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.2581 GPIA | -3.0% |
| 1996 | 0.2615 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.2641 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.2714 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 0.2753 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.2786 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.2839 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 0.2922 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3205 GPIA | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 0.3181 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.2648 GPIA | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 0.3202 GPIA | +20.9% |
| 2007 | 0.3299 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3406 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.4023 GPIA | +18.1% |
| 2010 | 0.4053 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 0.4272 GPIA | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 0.484 GPIA | +13.3% |
| 2013 | 0.4629 GPIA | -4.4% |
| 2014 | 0.4633 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.4668 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 0.4571 GPIA | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.4707 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 0.4728 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.4834 GPIA | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | +34.5% | 0.2058 GPIA | 0.2767 GPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1978 GPIA | 0.196 GPIA | 0.2024 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.2521 GPIA | 0.2039 GPIA | 0.2767 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2698 GPIA | 0.2581 GPIA | 0.28 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3151 GPIA | 0.2648 GPIA | 0.4023 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4593 GPIA | 0.4053 GPIA | 0.484 GPIA | 10 |
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More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 15,654 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 818.96 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 869.41 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.53 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.15 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.38 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.22 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.4834 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.484 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.196 GPIA in 1975.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 31st out of 36 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high 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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About this data
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/