Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 24.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) is 24.3%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 24.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.4%, in 1994.
That places ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 200th out of 201 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 17.4% | — |
| 1995 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 17.8% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 18.2% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 18.7% | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 19.6% | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 20.4% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 20.8% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 21.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 20.9% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 18.8% | -9.8% |
| 2007 | 19.1% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 19.4% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 19.3% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 19.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 21.9% | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 22.9% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 24.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.1% | 17.4% | 19.1% | 6 |
| 2000s | 20.0% | 18.8% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.1% | 19.6% | 24.3% | 10 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 651,300 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 431,218 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 591,400 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 24.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.4% in 1994.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 200th out of 201 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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