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

Middle income: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.8177 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8177 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
17th
of 35 groups
All-time high
0.8177 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.6025 GPIA
in 1986
Years of data
45
1975–2019

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

00.20.40.60.81975199720191975: 0.616 GPIA1976: 0.616 GPIA1977: 0.616 GPIA1978: 0.617 GPIA1979: 0.615 GPIA1980: 0.615 GPIA1981: 0.611 GPIA1982: 0.608 GPIA1983: 0.606 GPIA1984: 0.603 GPIA1985: 0.604 GPIA1986: 0.603 GPIA1987: 0.61 GPIA1988: 0.611 GPIA1989: 0.612 GPIA1990: 0.618 GPIA1991: 0.616 GPIA1992: 0.619 GPIA1993: 0.623 GPIA1994: 0.626 GPIA1995: 0.628 GPIA1996: 0.628 GPIA1997: 0.696 GPIA1998: 0.697 GPIA1999: 0.692 GPIA2000: 0.69 GPIA2001: 0.687 GPIA2002: 0.687 GPIA2003: 0.686 GPIA2004: 0.686 GPIA2005: 0.685 GPIA2006: 0.698 GPIA2007: 0.73 GPIA2008: 0.734 GPIA2009: 0.748 GPIA2010: 0.762 GPIA2011: 0.769 GPIA2012: 0.776 GPIA2013: 0.779 GPIA2014: 0.794 GPIA2015: 0.792 GPIA2016: 0.801 GPIA2017: 0.805 GPIA2018: 0.812 GPIA2019: 0.818 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2019, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Middle income stood at 0.8177 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Middle income peaked at 0.8177 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.6025 GPIA, in 1986.

Middle income ranks 17th 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 Middle income, year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Middle income, 1975 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1975 0.6156 GPIA
1976 0.6156 GPIA +0.0%
1977 0.6163 GPIA +0.1%
1978 0.617 GPIA +0.1%
1979 0.6149 GPIA -0.3%
1980 0.6152 GPIA +0.0%
1981 0.6114 GPIA -0.6%
1982 0.6084 GPIA -0.5%
1983 0.6063 GPIA -0.3%
1984 0.6031 GPIA -0.5%
1985 0.6037 GPIA +0.1%
1986 0.6025 GPIA -0.2%
1987 0.6097 GPIA +1.2%
1988 0.6111 GPIA +0.2%
1989 0.612 GPIA +0.2%
1990 0.6181 GPIA +1.0%
1991 0.6163 GPIA -0.3%
1992 0.6189 GPIA +0.4%
1993 0.6234 GPIA +0.7%
1994 0.6261 GPIA +0.4%
1995 0.628 GPIA +0.3%
1996 0.6278 GPIA -0.0%
1997 0.6963 GPIA +10.9%
1998 0.6972 GPIA +0.1%
1999 0.6916 GPIA -0.8%
2000 0.6899 GPIA -0.3%
2001 0.6875 GPIA -0.3%
2002 0.6873 GPIA -0.0%
2003 0.6864 GPIA -0.1%
2004 0.6859 GPIA -0.1%
2005 0.6846 GPIA -0.2%
2006 0.6976 GPIA +1.9%
2007 0.7296 GPIA +4.6%
2008 0.7339 GPIA +0.6%
2009 0.7484 GPIA +2.0%
2010 0.7621 GPIA +1.8%
2011 0.7691 GPIA +0.9%
2012 0.7761 GPIA +0.9%
2013 0.7789 GPIA +0.4%
2014 0.7943 GPIA +2.0%
2015 0.7924 GPIA -0.2%
2016 0.8009 GPIA +1.1%
2017 0.8046 GPIA +0.5%
2018 0.8125 GPIA +1.0%
2019 0.8177 GPIA +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6159 GPIA 0.6149 GPIA 0.617 GPIA 5
1980s 0.6083 GPIA 0.6025 GPIA 0.6152 GPIA 10
1990s 0.6444 GPIA 0.6163 GPIA 0.6972 GPIA 10
2000s 0.7031 GPIA 0.6846 GPIA 0.7484 GPIA 10
2010s 0.7909 GPIA 0.7621 GPIA 0.8177 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near Middle income

  1. 14 Grenada 0.994 GPIA compare
  2. 15 Argentina 0.9901 GPIA compare
  3. 16 Brazil 0.9824 GPIA compare
  4. 17 Maldives 0.9768 GPIA compare
  5. 18 Republic of Moldova 0.9728 GPIA compare
  6. 19 Albania 0.9663 GPIA compare
  7. 20 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.9655 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Middle income?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in Middle income was 0.8177 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 income?
The highest recorded value was 0.8177 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in Middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6025 GPIA in 1986.
How does Middle income rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
Middle income ranks 17th out of 35 groups with data for 2019.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in Middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this 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
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/