Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.983 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 0.983 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 0.983 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5861 GPIA, in 1976.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 12th out of 37 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 0.5861 GPIA | — |
| 1977 | 0.5881 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.6004 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 0.6133 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 0.6168 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 0.6345 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 0.6517 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 0.6577 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 0.6697 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.6819 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.6917 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.7013 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.7643 GPIA | +9.0% |
| 1989 | 0.7773 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.7868 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 0.7981 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.8085 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.819 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.8288 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.8381 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8468 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.9121 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1998 | 0.9182 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.9235 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.9328 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9336 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.9384 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.9433 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.9472 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9512 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.9534 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9606 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.9643 GPIA | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 0.9673 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.9696 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9689 GPIA | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.9709 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.972 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.9748 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9771 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.9787 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9804 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.981 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 0.983 GPIA | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.597 GPIA | 0.5861 GPIA | 0.6133 GPIA | 4 |
| 1980s | 0.6847 GPIA | 0.6168 GPIA | 0.7773 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.848 GPIA | 0.7868 GPIA | 0.9235 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9492 GPIA | 0.9328 GPIA | 0.9673 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9756 GPIA | 0.9689 GPIA | 0.983 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 0.983 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.983 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5861 GPIA in 1976.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 12th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 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/