Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 40.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 40.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 17.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 40.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.5%, in 1981.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 166th of 201 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 20.5% | — |
| 1982 | 20.6% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 20.5% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 20.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 20.7% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 20.8% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 21.0% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 21.3% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 21.4% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 20.9% | -3.2% |
| 1992 | 21.1% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 21.2% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 21.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 22.1% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 22.8% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 23.7% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 24.3% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 23.7% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 24.2% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +10.7% |
| 2004 | 27.4% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 27.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 26.6% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 29.0% | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 31.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 32.4% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 32.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 33.8% | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 34.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 34.5% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 36.5% | +5.6% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | +6.0% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 38.5% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 40.4% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.8% | 20.5% | 21.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 20.9% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.9% | 23.7% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.4% | 31.5% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.4% | 38.5% | 40.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 40.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.5% in 1981.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 166th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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