Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 35.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 35.9%. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 35.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1987.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 187th of 201 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 16.2% | — |
| 1988 | 16.5% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 16.7% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 16.8% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 17.1% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 17.4% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 17.6% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 17.8% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 18.2% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 18.5% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 19.1% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 20.1% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 20.7% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 21.2% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 21.7% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 21.4% | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 21.8% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 22.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 24.1% | +8.1% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | +10.3% |
| 2009 | 28.6% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 28.3% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 28.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 28.0% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 29.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 28.8% | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 33.3% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 34.7% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 35.3% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 35.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 16.5% | 16.2% | 16.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 18.3% | 16.8% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.7% | 21.2% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 28.0% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 33.3% | 35.9% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 35.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1987.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 187th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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