Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 60.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 stood at 60.1%. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 60.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 1978.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 97th 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 47 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 39.7% | — |
| 1979 | 39.8% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 39.9% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 40.1% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 40.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 40.4% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 40.5% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 40.7% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 40.8% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 43.3% | +6.2% |
| 1988 | 43.7% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 43.8% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 44.0% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 44.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 44.0% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 44.5% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 44.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 44.9% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 45.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 45.5% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 46.3% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 46.1% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 45.0% | -2.3% |
| 2001 | 45.5% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 45.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 47.8% | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 48.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 48.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 49.8% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 49.1% | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 50.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 51.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 50.6% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 51.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 52.9% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 53.9% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 55.8% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 57.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 58.1% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 58.9% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 59.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 60.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.7% | 39.7% | 39.8% | 2 |
| 1980s | 41.3% | 39.9% | 43.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.9% | 44.0% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.1% | 45.0% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.0% | 50.6% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 57.4% | 60.1% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 60.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 60.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 1978.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 97th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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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