Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 48.5% in 2024. β² Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), 1989β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) is 48.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) peaked at 48.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.3%, in 1989.
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 113th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 21.2% | 18.6% | 26.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 27.2% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.9% | 36.3% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 44.2% | 48.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.04 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 22.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.79 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 8.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) was 48.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.3% in 1989.
- How does ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 113th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release