Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 24.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) is 24.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 25.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) peaked at 24.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 1983.
That places ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 199th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 11.8% | — |
| 1984 | 12.0% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 12.1% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 12.0% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 12.2% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 12.4% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 12.6% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 12.9% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 13.1% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 13.3% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 13.5% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 13.6% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 14.2% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 14.3% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 14.8% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 15.1% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 16.0% | +5.8% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 16.6% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | -7.5% |
| 2003 | 15.6% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 16.3% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 16.0% | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 16.7% | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 19.0% | +14.2% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 19.2% | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 19.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 19.6% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 20.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 19.5% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 19.8% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 20.8% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 21.8% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 22.7% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 22.6% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 22.8% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 23.5% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 23.9% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 24.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 24.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 12.2% | 11.8% | 12.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 12.9% | 16.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.0% | 15.4% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.6% | 19.2% | 22.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.8% | 22.8% | 24.6% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.36 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.01 million (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 539,187 (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 682,681 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.55 million (2015)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.03 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) was 24.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 1983.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) ranks 199th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 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