Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 39.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Region 1, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 stood at 39.6%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 39.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 1983.
That places GPE: Region 1 173rd out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 20.0% | — |
| 1984 | 20.0% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 20.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 20.2% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 20.4% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 20.7% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 20.6% | -0.4% |
| 1990 | 20.8% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 21.2% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 21.5% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 21.4% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 21.6% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 22.1% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 22.5% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 22.9% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 23.8% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 24.5% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 25.4% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 25.2% | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | +22.6% |
| 2004 | 30.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 31.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | -15.9% |
| 2007 | 27.6% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 30.6% | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 33.3% | +9.0% |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 33.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 34.3% | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 34.7% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 36.8% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 38.9% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 39.6% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.3% | 20.0% | 20.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 22.2% | 20.8% | 24.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.6% | 25.0% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.3% | 32.2% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 36.8% | 39.6% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Region 1?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Region 1 was 39.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 1983.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 173rd out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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