Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 41.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) recorded 41.7% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 41.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1985.
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 151st of 201 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 20.9% | — |
| 1986 | 20.9% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 21.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 21.3% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 21.2% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 21.4% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 21.7% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 21.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 21.6% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 22.3% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 22.7% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 23.3% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 23.9% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 24.8% | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 25.3% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 25.8% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 25.6% | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 31.2% | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 31.9% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 28.5% | -10.6% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 33.8% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 34.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 33.3% | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 37.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 36.9% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 34.7% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 36.1% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 36.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 38.5% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 39.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 40.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 41.7% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.1% | 20.9% | 21.3% | 5 |
| 1990s | 22.5% | 21.4% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.4% | 25.3% | 33.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 33.3% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.2% | 38.5% | 41.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.01 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 52.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 41.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1985.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 151st out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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