Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%) (literacy) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%) (literacy) was 52.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) stood at 52.1%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 52.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1988.
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 104th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%) (literacy) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 20.0% | — |
| 1989 | 20.3% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 20.6% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 21.0% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 21.3% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 21.6% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 22.1% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 22.4% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 22.9% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 24.1% | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 25.9% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 27.5% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 28.9% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 30.3% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 31.1% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 32.6% | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 37.0% | +13.4% |
| 2007 | 37.9% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 43.2% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 42.3% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 44.7% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 46.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 49.1% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 50.2% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 51.2% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.2% | 20.0% | 20.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 20.6% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.1% | 28.2% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 42.3% | 46.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 47.8% | 52.1% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9826 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 52.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1988.
- How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 104th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 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