Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 49.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 recorded 49.8% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 49.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 1985.
That places GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 111th 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 40 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 42.2% | — |
| 1986 | 42.3% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 43.6% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 43.8% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 43.9% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 44.1% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 44.1% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 44.0% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 44.9% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 45.0% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 45.1% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 45.2% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 45.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 44.6% | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 43.8% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 44.0% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 47.2% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 47.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 47.5% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | -2.9% |
| 2007 | 46.1% | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 46.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 46.8% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 46.2% | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 46.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 46.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 47.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 46.6% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 47.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 47.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 48.6% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 49.0% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 49.3% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 49.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 43.2% | 42.2% | 43.9% | 5 |
| 1990s | 44.8% | 44.0% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.9% | 43.8% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.8% | 46.1% | 47.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.2% | 48.6% | 49.8% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 49.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 1985.
- How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 111th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) 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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February 2026 Data Release