Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 29.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1988–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) is 29.2%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 29.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 1988.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 196th out of 201 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 16.5% | — |
| 1989 | 16.6% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 16.7% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 16.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 16.8% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 16.9% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 17.0% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 17.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 17.8% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 18.2% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 19.7% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | -7.2% |
| 2003 | 18.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 19.2% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 20.2% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 22.5% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 22.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 23.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 26.4% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 28.4% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 28.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 17.4% | 16.7% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 18.6% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 22.7% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.8% | 28.4% | 29.2% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.19 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.25 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.40 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.1 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 948,616 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 579,062 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 561,911 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1432 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 29.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 1988.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 196th out of 201 groups with data for 2023.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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