Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%) (literacy) in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%) (literacy) was 48.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), 1989–2024
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.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%) (literacy) in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 18.3% | — |
| 1990 | 18.6% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 19.0% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 19.3% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 19.6% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 20.0% | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 20.5% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 21.2% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | +8.2% |
| 1998 | 24.6% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 26.0% | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 27.2% | +4.9% |
| 2001 | 28.2% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 29.1% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 29.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 30.6% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 30.3% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 35.8% | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 37.3% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 37.5% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 36.9% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 37.2% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 38.6% | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 37.9% | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 40.5% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 43.0% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 44.2% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 45.7% | +3.3% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 47.6% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 48.5% | +1.8% |
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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9308 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.03 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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February 2026 Data Release