Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 76.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 76.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 76.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.9%, in 1975.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 75th 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 50 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 34.9% | — |
| 1976 | 35.0% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 35.0% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 35.1% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 35.0% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 35.1% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 35.3% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 35.5% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 35.6% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 35.9% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 36.1% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 36.3% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 37.6% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 42.7% | +13.6% |
| 1989 | 43.1% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 43.5% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 43.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 43.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 44.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 44.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 53.3% | +18.4% |
| 1998 | 55.5% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 55.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 55.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 55.7% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 55.9% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 56.6% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 58.0% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 62.1% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 63.4% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 65.4% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 70.7% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 73.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 74.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 76.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 76.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 35.0% | 34.9% | 35.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 37.3% | 35.1% | 43.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.4% | 43.5% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 55.6% | 63.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 65.4% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.3% | 73.9% | 76.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 76.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.9% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 75th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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