Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8458 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1973–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 0.8458 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 8.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 0.8458 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4132 GPIA, in 1973.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 22nd 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 47 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.4132 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.4161 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 0.4196 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 0.4271 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.4279 GPIA | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 0.4331 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 0.439 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4451 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 0.4523 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.4605 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.4781 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1984 | 0.4858 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 0.4929 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 0.504 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.511 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.5232 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 0.5348 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 0.5604 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 0.5726 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 0.5838 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 0.5877 GPIA | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 0.5998 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 0.6187 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 0.6343 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6445 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 0.6562 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.6687 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.6799 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.6916 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7018 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 0.7171 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 0.729 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 0.7394 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7507 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 0.7568 GPIA | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 0.7668 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.781 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.7978 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.7985 GPIA | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.7938 GPIA | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.8171 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 0.8244 GPIA | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 0.8291 GPIA | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 0.8379 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.8417 GPIA | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.8458 GPIA | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4251 GPIA | 0.4132 GPIA | 0.439 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.4888 GPIA | 0.4451 GPIA | 0.5348 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.6127 GPIA | 0.5604 GPIA | 0.6687 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7314 GPIA | 0.6799 GPIA | 0.781 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8176 GPIA | 0.79 GPIA | 0.8458 GPIA | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 19 Republic of Moldova 1 GPIA compare
- 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
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.59 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.67 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.92 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.07 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.96 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.17 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.633 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 864,804 number (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 0.8458 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?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8458 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4132 GPIA in 1973.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 22nd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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/