Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 53.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries recorded 53.6% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 53.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 1983.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 103rd of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 39.5% | — |
| 1984 | 39.6% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 39.9% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 40.1% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 40.5% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 41.1% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 41.4% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 41.9% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 42.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 42.5% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 42.9% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 43.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 43.7% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 45.0% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 45.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 45.7% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 45.6% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 46.2% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 46.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 47.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 48.4% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 49.0% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 47.9% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 47.5% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 48.6% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 48.5% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 49.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 51.5% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 52.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 52.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 53.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.3% | 39.5% | 41.4% | 7 |
| 1990s | 43.7% | 41.9% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.1% | 45.6% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 47.5% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.6% | 51.5% | 53.6% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.64 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.64 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.74 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.55 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.60 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 53.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 53.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 1983.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 103rd out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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