Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 74.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) is 74.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 74.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.2%, in 1986.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 79th 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 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.1% | 62.2% | 63.9% | 4 |
| 1990s | 66.7% | 64.5% | 68.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.7% | 68.7% | 70.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.7% | 68.4% | 71.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 72.2% | 74.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 76 Guinea 23.0% compare
- 77 Côte d’Ivoire 22.5% compare
- 78 Nepal 21.1% compare
- 79 Ethiopia 17.8% compare
- 80 Niger 17.4% compare
- 81 Afghanistan 16.5% compare
- 82 Burkina Faso 16.1% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 74.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.2% in 1986.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 79th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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