Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 57.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) stood at 57.4%.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 58.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 34.2%, in 1991.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 99th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 36.0% | — |
| 1981 | 36.2% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 36.3% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 36.4% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 36.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 36.9% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 37.0% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 37.2% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 37.4% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 37.0% | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 37.2% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 34.2% | -7.9% |
| 1992 | 34.5% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 34.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 34.9% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 35.5% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 35.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 36.5% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 37.9% | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 38.6% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 39.1% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 39.6% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 40.2% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 40.9% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 40.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 44.4% | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 44.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 49.0% | +9.4% |
| 2009 | 52.2% | +6.5% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 50.3% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 51.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 52.2% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 53.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 57.9% | +12.7% |
| 2020 | 58.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 54.2% | -7.6% |
| 2022 | 55.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 56.2% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 57.4% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.7% | 36.0% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.0% | 34.2% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.2% | 39.1% | 52.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.2% | 50.2% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 54.2% | 58.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.77 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 36.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 57.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.2% in 1991.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 99th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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