Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 93.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) recorded 93.2% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 93.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 84.1%, in 2002.
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 26th of 201 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 18 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 84.1% | — |
| 2003 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 85.3% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 86.1% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 86.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 87.6% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 89.7% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 90.2% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 91.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 86.4% | 84.1% | 88.8% | 8 |
| 2010s | 91.4% | 89.2% | 93.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 93.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.1% in 2002.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 26th out of 201 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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