Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 62.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 62.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 62.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.5%, in 1979.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 94th 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 49 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 44.5% | — |
| 1977 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 44.5% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 44.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 44.6% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 44.7% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 44.9% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 45.2% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 45.4% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 45.7% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 46.7% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 47.1% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 47.4% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 47.8% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 48.1% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 48.3% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 49.2% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 50.1% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 51.2% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 51.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 53.6% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 53.5% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 53.4% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 53.4% | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 53.6% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 53.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 54.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 52.3% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 52.4% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 52.4% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 52.1% | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 49.4% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 50.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 53.7% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 57.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 57.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 57.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 62.3% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 44.5% | 44.5% | 44.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 45.3% | 44.5% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.1% | 47.4% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.1% | 52.1% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.2% | 49.4% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.3% | 57.7% | 62.3% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 566,569 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 9.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.85 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 62.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.5% in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 94th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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