Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 61.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) stood at 61.9%. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 21.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 61.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.7%, in 1979.
That places ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 95th 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 54 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 31.3% | — |
| 1972 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 31.3% | -0.0% |
| 1974 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 31.5% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 31.8% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 32.1% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 30.7% | -4.3% |
| 1980 | 30.7% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 31.1% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 31.5% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 32.1% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 33.5% | +4.1% |
| 1985 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 33.9% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 34.5% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 35.1% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 36.2% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 37.1% | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 37.4% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 37.9% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 38.4% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 38.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 38.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 39.7% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 39.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 40.1% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 40.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 42.3% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 42.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 42.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 43.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 44.2% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 45.1% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 45.3% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 47.0% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 47.6% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 48.4% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 50.0% | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 50.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 50.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 51.9% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 53.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 53.1% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 55.2% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +3.3% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 59.3% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 60.4% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 61.1% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 61.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.4% | 30.7% | 32.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 33.2% | 30.7% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.8% | 37.1% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.0% | 42.3% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.8% | 47.6% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 58.1% | 61.9% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 61.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.7% in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 95th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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