Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 42.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 42.0%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 42.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.9%, in 1970.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 149th 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.9% | — |
| 1971 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 15.9% | +0.1% |
| 1974 | 15.9% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 15.9% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 15.9% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 16.3% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 16.7% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 17.1% | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 17.4% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 17.8% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 18.1% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 17.4% | -3.8% |
| 1984 | 17.4% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 17.5% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 17.5% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 17.9% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 18.3% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 18.7% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 19.1% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 19.5% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 19.8% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 19.2% | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 19.5% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 20.0% | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 20.6% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 21.1% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 21.7% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 22.2% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 22.7% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 23.2% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 23.7% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 37.2% | +56.8% |
| 2004 | 37.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 37.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 24.3% | -34.9% |
| 2007 | 25.1% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | +25.7% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 34.0% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 33.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 38.6% | +15.3% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | +4.8% |
| 2015 | 40.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 34.9% | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 36.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 37.5% | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 37.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 38.8% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 39.9% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 42.0% | +2.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +56.8% | 23.7% | 37.2% |
| 2006 | -34.9% | 37.4% | 24.3% |
| 2009 | +25.7% | 26.1% | 32.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.1% | 15.9% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 17.4% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.3% | 19.1% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 22.7% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.5% | 33.2% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.9% | 37.7% | 42.0% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 42.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 42.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.9% in 1970.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 149th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa 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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February 2026 Data Release