Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 33.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) recorded 33.7% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 33.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 1982.
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 190th of 201 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 14.2% | — |
| 1983 | 14.2% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 14.4% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 14.5% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 14.6% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 14.8% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 15.2% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 15.4% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 16.4% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 16.6% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 16.8% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 17.3% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 17.7% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 19.5% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 19.8% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 19.6% | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 20.6% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 25.9% | +15.9% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 26.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 26.2% | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 26.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 27.8% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 29.9% | +7.4% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 33.2% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 33.7% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.7% | 14.2% | 15.4% | 8 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 15.7% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.4% | 19.6% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 26.2% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 31.3% | 33.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.79 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.39 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.21 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 33.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 1982.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 190th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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