Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 26.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1985–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 26.0% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2021. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 28.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 26.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 1986.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 198th out of 201 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 14.7% | — |
| 1986 | 14.6% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 14.9% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 15.2% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 15.4% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 15.7% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 16.0% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 16.2% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 16.8% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 17.1% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 17.5% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 19.8% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 15.4% | -21.9% |
| 2001 | 15.9% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 16.3% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 17.4% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 17.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +4.3% |
| 2010 | 19.3% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 21.1% | +4.2% |
| 2013 | 21.8% | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 23.0% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 23.6% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 24.8% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 25.7% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 25.7% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 26.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.0% | 14.6% | 15.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 17.3% | 15.7% | 19.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.1% | 15.4% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.8% | 19.3% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.9% | 26.0% | 2 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.58 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.2288 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 million (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,485 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 803,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.4456 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.5853 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9226 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 26.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 1986.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 198th out of 201 groups with data for 2021.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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