Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 52.1% in 2024. β² Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1988β2024
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.
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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.79 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 7.28 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.26 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