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

Pre-demographic dividend: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.7291 GPIA in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.7291 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
34th
of 36 groups
All-time high
0.7291 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.4959 GPIA
in 1986
Years of data
34
1986–2019

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend, 1986–2019

00.20.40.60.81986200220191986: 0.496 GPIA1987: 0.502 GPIA1988: 0.51 GPIA1989: 0.515 GPIA1990: 0.524 GPIA1991: 0.539 GPIA1992: 0.535 GPIA1993: 0.542 GPIA1994: 0.549 GPIA1995: 0.559 GPIA1996: 0.569 GPIA1997: 0.583 GPIA1998: 0.592 GPIA1999: 0.602 GPIA2000: 0.593 GPIA2001: 0.603 GPIA2002: 0.613 GPIA2003: 0.625 GPIA2004: 0.627 GPIA2005: 0.629 GPIA2006: 0.683 GPIA2007: 0.635 GPIA2008: 0.642 GPIA2009: 0.635 GPIA2010: 0.645 GPIA2011: 0.662 GPIA2012: 0.674 GPIA2013: 0.681 GPIA2014: 0.69 GPIA2015: 0.698 GPIA2016: 0.706 GPIA2017: 0.715 GPIA2018: 0.723 GPIA2019: 0.729 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

In 2019, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend stood at 0.7291 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 0.7291 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.4959 GPIA, in 1986.

That places Pre-demographic dividend 34th out of 36 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Pre-demographic dividend, 1986 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1986 0.4959 GPIA
1987 0.5025 GPIA +1.3%
1988 0.5102 GPIA +1.5%
1989 0.5154 GPIA +1.0%
1990 0.5238 GPIA +1.6%
1991 0.5386 GPIA +2.8%
1992 0.5355 GPIA -0.6%
1993 0.5421 GPIA +1.2%
1994 0.5487 GPIA +1.2%
1995 0.5588 GPIA +1.8%
1996 0.5694 GPIA +1.9%
1997 0.5825 GPIA +2.3%
1998 0.5919 GPIA +1.6%
1999 0.6016 GPIA +1.6%
2000 0.5931 GPIA -1.4%
2001 0.6025 GPIA +1.6%
2002 0.6134 GPIA +1.8%
2003 0.6247 GPIA +1.9%
2004 0.6271 GPIA +0.4%
2005 0.6289 GPIA +0.3%
2006 0.6829 GPIA +8.6%
2007 0.6347 GPIA -7.1%
2008 0.6419 GPIA +1.1%
2009 0.635 GPIA -1.1%
2010 0.6454 GPIA +1.6%
2011 0.6617 GPIA +2.5%
2012 0.674 GPIA +1.8%
2013 0.6809 GPIA +1.0%
2014 0.6895 GPIA +1.3%
2015 0.6977 GPIA +1.2%
2016 0.7055 GPIA +1.1%
2017 0.7153 GPIA +1.4%
2018 0.7233 GPIA +1.1%
2019 0.7291 GPIA +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0.506 GPIA 0.4959 GPIA 0.5154 GPIA 4
1990s 0.5593 GPIA 0.5238 GPIA 0.6016 GPIA 10
2000s 0.6284 GPIA 0.5931 GPIA 0.6829 GPIA 10
2010s 0.6922 GPIA 0.6454 GPIA 0.7291 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 31 Singapore 0.9959 GPIA compare
  2. 32 Paraguay 0.9932 GPIA compare
  3. 33 Ecuador 0.9929 GPIA compare
  4. 34 Kuwait 0.9926 GPIA compare
  5. 35 Mexico 0.9892 GPIA compare
  6. 36 Malaysia 0.988 GPIA compare
  7. 37 Panama 0.9871 GPIA compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Pre-demographic dividend was 0.7291 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 0.7291 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4959 GPIA in 1986.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 34th out of 36 groups with data for 2019.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-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/