Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 84.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 84.6%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 84.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.0%, in 1974.
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 59th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 43.0% | — |
| 1975 | 43.4% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 43.7% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 44.0% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 44.3% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 44.6% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 44.9% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 45.3% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 45.8% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 46.2% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 46.7% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 47.1% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 47.5% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 55.9% | +17.7% |
| 1988 | 56.0% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 56.1% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 56.2% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 56.3% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 56.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 58.2% | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 58.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 59.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 60.4% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 60.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 61.0% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 59.7% | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 57.5% | -3.8% |
| 2001 | 58.4% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 62.0% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 62.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 63.8% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 71.3% | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 70.8% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 72.0% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 72.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 75.2% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 76.6% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 81.6% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 82.5% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 83.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 84.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.8% | 43.0% | 44.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 49.1% | 44.9% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 58.7% | 56.2% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.3% | 57.5% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.8% | 69.6% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.1% | 81.6% | 84.6% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.97 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 84.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.0% in 1974.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 59th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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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