Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)
ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 40.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) recorded 40.5% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) peaked at 40.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.3%, in 1994.
ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) ranks 165th of 201 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 20.3% | — |
| 1995 | 20.4% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 20.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 21.4% | +4.2% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | +5.6% |
| 1999 | 23.6% | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 24.4% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 25.8% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 32.8% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 33.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 31.1% | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 32.0% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 33.8% | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 33.0% | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 34.0% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 35.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 36.1% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 36.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 37.5% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 38.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 39.1% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 39.8% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 40.5% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.5% | 20.3% | 23.6% | 6 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 24.4% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.7% | 31.1% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.0% | 37.5% | 40.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5505 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7256 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) was 40.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.3% in 1994.
- How does ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) ranks 165th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) 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