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

Upper middle income: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in was 0.8818 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.8818 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
11th
of 35 groups
All-time high
0.8818 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.5874 GPIA
in 1984
Years of data
44
1976–2019

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in in Upper middle income, 1976–2019

00.20.40.60.81976199720191976: 0.6 GPIA1977: 0.601 GPIA1978: 0.602 GPIA1979: 0.6 GPIA1980: 0.6 GPIA1981: 0.597 GPIA1982: 0.594 GPIA1983: 0.59 GPIA1984: 0.587 GPIA1985: 0.589 GPIA1986: 0.592 GPIA1987: 0.601 GPIA1988: 0.602 GPIA1989: 0.605 GPIA1990: 0.619 GPIA1991: 0.613 GPIA1992: 0.619 GPIA1993: 0.623 GPIA1994: 0.627 GPIA1995: 0.63 GPIA1996: 0.631 GPIA1997: 0.722 GPIA1998: 0.73 GPIA1999: 0.727 GPIA2000: 0.725 GPIA2001: 0.725 GPIA2002: 0.725 GPIA2003: 0.726 GPIA2004: 0.727 GPIA2005: 0.727 GPIA2006: 0.742 GPIA2007: 0.788 GPIA2008: 0.79 GPIA2009: 0.807 GPIA2010: 0.813 GPIA2011: 0.824 GPIA2012: 0.833 GPIA2013: 0.837 GPIA2014: 0.855 GPIA2015: 0.853 GPIA2016: 0.864 GPIA2017: 0.867 GPIA2018: 0.876 GPIA2019: 0.882 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2019, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in in Upper middle income stood at 0.8818 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.7% 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 in Upper middle income peaked at 0.8818 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5874 GPIA, in 1984.

Upper middle income ranks 11th of 35 groups on this measure, 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 in Upper middle income, year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Upper middle income, 1976 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1976 0.5999 GPIA
1977 0.6007 GPIA +0.1%
1978 0.6015 GPIA +0.1%
1979 0.6004 GPIA -0.2%
1980 0.6002 GPIA -0.0%
1981 0.597 GPIA -0.5%
1982 0.5937 GPIA -0.5%
1983 0.5904 GPIA -0.6%
1984 0.5874 GPIA -0.5%
1985 0.5891 GPIA +0.3%
1986 0.5916 GPIA +0.4%
1987 0.601 GPIA +1.6%
1988 0.6016 GPIA +0.1%
1989 0.6051 GPIA +0.6%
1990 0.6191 GPIA +2.3%
1991 0.6133 GPIA -0.9%
1992 0.6187 GPIA +0.9%
1993 0.6233 GPIA +0.7%
1994 0.6274 GPIA +0.6%
1995 0.6304 GPIA +0.5%
1996 0.6309 GPIA +0.1%
1997 0.722 GPIA +14.4%
1998 0.7296 GPIA +1.0%
1999 0.7273 GPIA -0.3%
2000 0.7248 GPIA -0.3%
2001 0.7247 GPIA -0.0%
2002 0.7252 GPIA +0.1%
2003 0.7264 GPIA +0.2%
2004 0.7274 GPIA +0.1%
2005 0.7271 GPIA -0.0%
2006 0.7422 GPIA +2.1%
2007 0.7876 GPIA +6.1%
2008 0.7899 GPIA +0.3%
2009 0.8069 GPIA +2.2%
2010 0.8131 GPIA +0.8%
2011 0.8237 GPIA +1.3%
2012 0.8334 GPIA +1.2%
2013 0.8369 GPIA +0.4%
2014 0.8552 GPIA +2.2%
2015 0.8529 GPIA -0.3%
2016 0.864 GPIA +1.3%
2017 0.8666 GPIA +0.3%
2018 0.8757 GPIA +1.1%
2019 0.8818 GPIA +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.6006 GPIA 0.5999 GPIA 0.6015 GPIA 4
1980s 0.5957 GPIA 0.5874 GPIA 0.6051 GPIA 10
1990s 0.6542 GPIA 0.6133 GPIA 0.7296 GPIA 10
2000s 0.7482 GPIA 0.7247 GPIA 0.8069 GPIA 10
2010s 0.8503 GPIA 0.8131 GPIA 0.8818 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near Upper middle income

  1. 8 Panama 0.9984 GPIA compare
  2. 9 Uzbekistan 0.998 GPIA compare
  3. 10 Colombia 0.9973 GPIA compare
  4. 11 Azerbaijan 0.9965 GPIA compare
  5. 12 Chile 0.9956 GPIA compare
  6. 13 Philippines 0.9949 GPIA compare
  7. 14 Grenada 0.994 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in in Upper middle income?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in in Upper middle income was 0.8818 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in recorded in Upper middle income?
The highest recorded value was 0.8818 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in recorded in Upper middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5874 GPIA in 1984.
How does Upper middle income rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in?
Upper middle income ranks 11th out of 35 groups with data for 2019.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in rising or falling in Upper 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 Upper 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/