Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 47.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 47.0%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 47.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 116th 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 55 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.0% | — |
| 1971 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 17.1% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 17.1% | +0.1% |
| 1975 | 17.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 17.1% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 17.4% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 17.8% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 18.1% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 18.5% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 18.8% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 19.1% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 18.6% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 18.7% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 18.9% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 19.0% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 19.4% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 19.8% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 20.1% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 20.5% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 21.0% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 21.4% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 21.0% | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 21.4% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 21.8% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 22.4% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 23.0% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 23.6% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 24.3% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 25.8% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 26.7% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 39.7% | +48.8% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 28.8% | -29.2% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 31.2% | +4.1% |
| 2009 | 37.8% | +21.3% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 39.6% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | +12.0% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 45.9% | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | -10.0% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 43.4% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 43.3% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 44.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 45.1% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 46.0% | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 47.0% | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.3% | 17.0% | 18.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.1% | 18.5% | 20.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.1% | 20.5% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.6% | 25.0% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 38.8% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.1% | 43.3% | 47.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 330,831 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 47.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 116th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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