Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 23.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 23.3% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 23.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1992.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 201st out of 201 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 16.4% | — |
| 1993 | 16.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 16.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 16.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 17.0% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 17.4% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 17.9% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 18.4% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 19.8% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 20.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 20.5% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 20.8% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 18.9% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 19.0% | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 19.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 20.2% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 21.8% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 22.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 23.1% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 23.3% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.1% | 16.4% | 18.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 19.5% | 18.6% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.2% | 19.3% | 23.3% | 8 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 23.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1992.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 201st out of 201 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release