Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8341 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1972–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2019, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) stood at 0.8341 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 0.8341 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.3683 GPIA, in 1972.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 0.3683 GPIA | — |
| 1973 | 0.3713 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 0.3745 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3786 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 0.3874 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 0.3886 GPIA | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 0.3949 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.4018 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.4094 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 0.4176 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 0.4279 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 0.4484 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4574 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 0.4659 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 0.4787 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 0.4868 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.4991 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 0.5113 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.5395 GPIA | +5.5% |
| 1991 | 0.5525 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 0.5642 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 0.5679 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5808 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 0.6011 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 0.6175 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 0.6275 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6418 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 0.6545 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 0.6659 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6776 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.6877 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6982 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7216 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.734 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 0.7398 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7504 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 0.766 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 0.775 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7814 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 0.7802 GPIA | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.774 GPIA | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 0.8005 GPIA | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8096 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8156 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.8256 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.8296 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8341 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3832 GPIA | 0.3683 GPIA | 0.4018 GPIA | 8 |
| 1980s | 0.4603 GPIA | 0.4094 GPIA | 0.5113 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5947 GPIA | 0.5395 GPIA | 0.6545 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7151 GPIA | 0.6659 GPIA | 0.766 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8026 GPIA | 0.774 GPIA | 0.8341 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 20 Barbados 1 GPIA compare
- 20 Uzbekistan 1 GPIA compare
- 22 Spain 0.9996 GPIA compare
- 23 Kazakhstan 0.9991 GPIA compare
- 24 Azerbaijan 0.999 GPIA compare
- 25 Brunei Darussalam 0.9984 GPIA compare
- 26 Jordan 0.9973 GPIA compare
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 15,654 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 818.96 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 869.41 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.53 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.15 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.38 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.22 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 0.8341 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8341 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3683 GPIA in 1972.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (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/