Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Late-demographic dividend

Late-demographic dividend: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9883 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.9883 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
10th
of 36 groups
All-time high
0.9883 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.7189 GPIA
in 1977
Years of data
44
1976–2019

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Late-demographic dividend, 1976–2019

00.20.40.60.811976199720191976: 0.72 GPIA1977: 0.719 GPIA1978: 0.724 GPIA1979: 0.729 GPIA1980: 0.734 GPIA1981: 0.739 GPIA1982: 0.748 GPIA1983: 0.752 GPIA1984: 0.759 GPIA1985: 0.766 GPIA1986: 0.772 GPIA1987: 0.779 GPIA1988: 0.826 GPIA1989: 0.834 GPIA1990: 0.838 GPIA1991: 0.848 GPIA1992: 0.855 GPIA1993: 0.861 GPIA1994: 0.867 GPIA1995: 0.874 GPIA1996: 0.879 GPIA1997: 0.933 GPIA1998: 0.938 GPIA1999: 0.942 GPIA2000: 0.949 GPIA2001: 0.949 GPIA2002: 0.953 GPIA2003: 0.956 GPIA2004: 0.96 GPIA2005: 0.963 GPIA2006: 0.965 GPIA2007: 0.971 GPIA2008: 0.972 GPIA2009: 0.975 GPIA2010: 0.977 GPIA2011: 0.979 GPIA2012: 0.98 GPIA2013: 0.981 GPIA2014: 0.983 GPIA2015: 0.983 GPIA2016: 0.985 GPIA2017: 0.986 GPIA2018: 0.987 GPIA2019: 0.988 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2019, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Late-demographic dividend stood at 0.9883 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 0.9883 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7189 GPIA, in 1977.

Late-demographic dividend ranks 10th of 36 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.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Late-demographic dividend, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Late-demographic dividend, 1976 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1976 0.7203 GPIA
1977 0.7189 GPIA -0.2%
1978 0.7237 GPIA +0.7%
1979 0.7294 GPIA +0.8%
1980 0.7336 GPIA +0.6%
1981 0.7392 GPIA +0.8%
1982 0.7475 GPIA +1.1%
1983 0.7521 GPIA +0.6%
1984 0.7591 GPIA +0.9%
1985 0.7663 GPIA +0.9%
1986 0.7718 GPIA +0.7%
1987 0.7793 GPIA +1.0%
1988 0.8258 GPIA +6.0%
1989 0.8344 GPIA +1.0%
1990 0.8384 GPIA +0.5%
1991 0.8478 GPIA +1.1%
1992 0.8545 GPIA +0.8%
1993 0.861 GPIA +0.8%
1994 0.8674 GPIA +0.7%
1995 0.8735 GPIA +0.7%
1996 0.8794 GPIA +0.7%
1997 0.9334 GPIA +6.1%
1998 0.9377 GPIA +0.5%
1999 0.9419 GPIA +0.5%
2000 0.9491 GPIA +0.8%
2001 0.9492 GPIA +0.0%
2002 0.9527 GPIA +0.4%
2003 0.9565 GPIA +0.4%
2004 0.9597 GPIA +0.3%
2005 0.9631 GPIA +0.4%
2006 0.9652 GPIA +0.2%
2007 0.9706 GPIA +0.6%
2008 0.9723 GPIA +0.2%
2009 0.9748 GPIA +0.3%
2010 0.9768 GPIA +0.2%
2011 0.9793 GPIA +0.3%
2012 0.9804 GPIA +0.1%
2013 0.9808 GPIA +0.0%
2014 0.9826 GPIA +0.2%
2015 0.9834 GPIA +0.1%
2016 0.9846 GPIA +0.1%
2017 0.9858 GPIA +0.1%
2018 0.9866 GPIA +0.1%
2019 0.9883 GPIA +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.7231 GPIA 0.7189 GPIA 0.7294 GPIA 4
1980s 0.7709 GPIA 0.7336 GPIA 0.8344 GPIA 10
1990s 0.8835 GPIA 0.8384 GPIA 0.9419 GPIA 10
2000s 0.9613 GPIA 0.9491 GPIA 0.9748 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9829 GPIA 0.9768 GPIA 0.9883 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend

  1. 7 Colombia 1.01 GPIA compare
  2. 8 Honduras 1.01 GPIA compare
  3. 9 Maldives 1.01 GPIA compare
  4. 10 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.01 GPIA compare
  5. 11 Uruguay 1.01 GPIA compare
  6. 12 Argentina 1 GPIA compare
  7. 13 Namibia 1 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Late-demographic dividend?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Late-demographic dividend was 0.9883 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 Late-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 0.9883 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7189 GPIA in 1977.
How does Late-demographic dividend rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
Late-demographic dividend ranks 10th out of 36 groups with data for 2019.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,155 data points, 1970–2019
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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/