Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Pakistan

Pakistan: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity was 0.4501 LPIA in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.4501 LPIA
Change on year
up 8.2%
World rank
30th
of 37 countries
All-time high
0.5045 LPIA
in 2008
All-time low
0.3467 LPIA
in 1981
Years of data
13
1981–2017

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Pakistan, 1981–2017

00.20.40.61981199920171981: 0.347 LPIA1998: 0.37 LPIA2005: 0.391 LPIA2006: 0.438 LPIA2007: 0.428 LPIA2008: 0.505 LPIA2009: 0.446 LPIA2010: 0.446 LPIA2011: 0.421 LPIA2012: 0.457 LPIA2013: 0.435 LPIA2014: 0.416 LPIA2017: 0.45 LPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.

Analysis

In 2017, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Pakistan stood at 0.4501 LPIA.

That represents a change of up 8.2% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Pakistan peaked at 0.5045 LPIA in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.3467 LPIA, in 1981.

That places Pakistan 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA) in Pakistan, 1981 to 2017.
Year LPIA Change
1981 0.3467 LPIA
1998 0.3697 LPIA +6.6%
2005 0.3914 LPIA +5.9%
2006 0.4384 LPIA +12.0%
2007 0.4281 LPIA -2.3%
2008 0.5045 LPIA +17.9%
2009 0.4457 LPIA -11.7%
2010 0.4457 LPIA +0.0%
2011 0.4206 LPIA -5.6%
2012 0.457 LPIA +8.7%
2013 0.4346 LPIA -4.9%
2014 0.4162 LPIA -4.2%
2017 0.4501 LPIA +8.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.3467 LPIA 0.3467 LPIA 0.3467 LPIA 1
1990s 0.3697 LPIA 0.3697 LPIA 0.3697 LPIA 1
2000s 0.4416 LPIA 0.3914 LPIA 0.5045 LPIA 5
2010s 0.4374 LPIA 0.4162 LPIA 0.457 LPIA 6

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 27 Peru 0.6197 LPIA compare
  2. 28 Bangladesh 0.5804 LPIA compare
  3. 29 Guatemala 0.4716 LPIA compare
  4. 31 Morocco 0.4351 LPIA compare
  5. 32 Mali 0.4301 LPIA compare
  6. 33 Tunisia 0.3608 LPIA compare

See the full ranking of 37 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Pakistan?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Pakistan was 0.4501 LPIA in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 0.5045 LPIA in 2008.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.3467 LPIA in 1981.
How does Pakistan rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity?
Pakistan ranks 30th out of 37 countries with data for 2017.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA)
Unit
LPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
37 places, 335 data points, 1976–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Location Parity Index (LPIA) is calculated by dividing the rural value for the indicator by the urban value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted location parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted LPI equal to 1 indicates parity between rural and urban locations. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of urban locations and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of rural locations. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/