Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 42.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 42.3%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 42.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.5%, in 1988.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 148th 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 in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 19.5% | — |
| 1989 | 19.7% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 19.9% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 20.1% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 20.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 20.5% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 20.8% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 21.0% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 21.4% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 22.1% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 23.3% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 24.3% | +4.3% |
| 2000 | 24.8% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | -2.8% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 35.1% | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 35.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 34.7% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 34.6% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 35.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 37.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 38.6% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 39.3% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 40.2% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 41.6% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 42.3% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 19.6% | 19.5% | 19.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 21.4% | 19.9% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 24.5% | 35.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.7% | 34.1% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.9% | 39.3% | 42.3% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 42.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.5% in 1988.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 148th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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