Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 34.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) recorded 34.4% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 34.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.1%, in 1983.
That places ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 188th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 15.2% | — |
| 1981 | 15.2% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 15.3% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 15.1% | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 15.2% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 15.2% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 15.3% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 15.5% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 15.9% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 16.2% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 16.4% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 16.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 16.8% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 16.7% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 16.9% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 17.2% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 17.6% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 18.8% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 19.2% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 17.5% | -8.9% |
| 2001 | 18.1% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | +25.2% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 24.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | -17.9% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 20.6% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 23.5% | +14.3% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.9% | +8.1% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 26.9% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | +10.0% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 32.5% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 33.8% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 34.4% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.4% | 15.1% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 16.4% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.9% | 17.5% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 24.0% | 31.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.2% | 31.9% | 34.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 34.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.1% in 1983.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 188th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 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