Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 33.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1990–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) recorded 33.8% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2016. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.4% on the previous year and up 38.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 33.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1990.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 189th out of 201 groups with data for 2016, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16.6% | — |
| 1991 | 16.9% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 17.1% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 17.6% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 18.4% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 19.0% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 19.7% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 20.4% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 21.0% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 21.8% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 22.6% | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 23.4% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 24.1% | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 24.9% | +3.4% |
| 2006 | 24.5% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 25.3% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 27.8% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 31.8% | +7.0% |
| 2016 | 33.8% | +6.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 16.6% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.1% | 21.0% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 27.8% | 33.8% | 7 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.78 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 826,402 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 858,973 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.69 million (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 583,636 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 348,275 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.55 % change on previous year (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 33.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1990.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 189th out of 201 groups with data for 2016.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 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