Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 80.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 80.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 80.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.1%, in 1984.
That places GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 64th 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 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 45.2% | — |
| 1975 | 45.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 45.2% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 45.2% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 45.2% | -0.0% |
| 1979 | 45.2% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 45.1% | -0.0% |
| 1981 | 45.1% | -0.0% |
| 1982 | 45.1% | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 45.1% | -0.0% |
| 1984 | 45.1% | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 56.0% | +24.0% |
| 1988 | 56.0% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 56.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 56.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 56.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 55.9% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 55.8% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 55.7% | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 55.3% | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 55.2% | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 55.1% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | -5.7% |
| 2001 | 53.0% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 54.0% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 55.2% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 56.3% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 57.3% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 68.6% | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 69.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 60.3% | -13.7% |
| 2009 | 63.9% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 64.1% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 65.5% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 66.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 72.6% | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 69.9% | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 71.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 75.1% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 77.2% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 78.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 79.1% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 79.8% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 80.7% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.2% | 45.2% | 45.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 48.4% | 45.1% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.7% | 55.1% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 52.0% | 69.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 64.1% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 77.2% | 80.7% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.05 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 80.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 80.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.1% in 1984.
- How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 64th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Upper Middle Income 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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