Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Greece

Greece: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender was 0.9509 GPIA in 2011. ▲ Rising

Latest (2011)
0.9509 GPIA
Change on year
up 9.6%
World rank
9th
of 38 countries
All-time high
0.9509 GPIA
in 2011
All-time low
0.7104 GPIA
in 1981
Years of data
7
1981–2011

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Greece, 1981–2011

00.20.40.60.811981199620111981: 0.71 GPIA1991: 0.823 GPIA2001: 0.901 GPIA2005: 0.812 GPIA2007: 0.854 GPIA2009: 0.867 GPIA2011: 0.951 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2011, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Greece stood at 0.9509 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.6% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Greece peaked at 0.9509 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.7104 GPIA, in 1981.

That places Greece 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the top quarter.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Greece, year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Greece, 1981 to 2011.
Year GPIA Change
1981 0.7104 GPIA
1991 0.8232 GPIA +15.9%
2001 0.9013 GPIA +9.5%
2005 0.8116 GPIA -10.0%
2007 0.8541 GPIA +5.2%
2009 0.8673 GPIA +1.5%
2011 0.9509 GPIA +9.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.7104 GPIA 0.7104 GPIA 0.7104 GPIA 1
1990s 0.8232 GPIA 0.8232 GPIA 0.8232 GPIA 1
2000s 0.8586 GPIA 0.8116 GPIA 0.9013 GPIA 4
2010s 0.9509 GPIA 0.9509 GPIA 0.9509 GPIA 1

Countries ranked near Greece

  1. 6 Colombia 0.9776 GPIA compare
  2. 7 Spain 0.967 GPIA compare
  3. 8 Brazil 0.9659 GPIA compare
  4. 10 Dominican Republic 0.9414 GPIA compare
  5. 11 Mexico 0.9283 GPIA compare
  6. 12 Ecuador 0.9274 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 38 places →

More reference data data for Greece

All data for Greece →

Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Greece?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Greece was 0.9509 GPIA in 2011, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Greece?
The highest recorded value was 0.9509 GPIA in 2011.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender recorded in Greece?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7104 GPIA in 1981.
How does Greece rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender?
Greece ranks 9th out of 38 countries with data for 2011.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender rising or falling in Greece?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Greece data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 7 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Greece. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 25 August 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/elderly-literacy-rate-population-65-years-urban-adjusted-gender-parity-index-gpia/greece/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/elderly-literacy-rate-population-65-years-urban-adjusted-gender-parity-index-gpia/greece/">Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender in Greece</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
38 places, 360 data points, 1976–2019
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/