Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 96.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 96.6%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 96.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 91.7%, in 2003.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 20th of 201 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 91.7% | — |
| 2004 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 92.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 95.8% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 96.5% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 92.1% | 91.7% | 92.5% | 4 |
| 2010s | 95.9% | 95.8% | 96.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 96.5% | 96.2% | 96.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 112.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 96.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.7% in 2003.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 20th out of 201 groups with data for 2023.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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