Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 50.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 50.6% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 34.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 50.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.5%, in 1979.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 108th of 201 groups on this measure, 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 28.5% | — |
| 1976 | 28.5% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 28.5% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 28.5% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 28.5% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 28.5% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 28.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 28.6% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 28.8% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 29.0% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 29.2% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 29.4% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 29.5% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 30.9% | +4.5% |
| 1989 | 31.1% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 31.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 31.5% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 31.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 32.7% | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 33.8% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 34.0% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 34.2% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 37.6% | +10.0% |
| 1999 | 37.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 37.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 37.8% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 37.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 37.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 35.8% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 38.3% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 38.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | -11.6% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +6.0% |
| 2014 | 37.8% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 40.3% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | +11.4% |
| 2017 | 45.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 45.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 46.5% | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 49.5% | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 50.1% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 50.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.5% | 28.5% | 28.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 29.3% | 28.5% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.6% | 31.2% | 37.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 35.4% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 34.1% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.4% | 45.3% | 50.6% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 19.17 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 50.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.5% in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 108th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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