Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 47.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) is 47.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 47.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 25.4%, in 1991.
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 118th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 26.1% | — |
| 1983 | 26.2% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 26.4% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 26.6% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 26.7% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 26.8% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 27.1% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 27.0% | -0.5% |
| 1990 | 27.2% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 25.4% | -6.6% |
| 1992 | 25.6% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 25.8% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 25.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 26.1% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 26.4% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 27.1% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 28.2% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 28.6% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 29.0% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 29.5% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 31.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 31.0% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | +6.5% |
| 2007 | 34.1% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 37.3% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | +6.4% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 40.5% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 42.1% | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 43.5% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 43.0% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 47.1% | +9.6% |
| 2020 | 47.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 45.0% | -5.6% |
| 2022 | 45.6% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 46.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.6% | 26.1% | 27.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 25.4% | 28.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 29.0% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.0% | 39.8% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.3% | 45.0% | 47.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.0818 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.64 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 47.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.4% in 1991.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 118th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 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