Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 85.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area is 85.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 45.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 85.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.8%, in 1986.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 42nd of 201 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 12.8% | — |
| 1987 | 13.0% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 13.3% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 13.6% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 13.8% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 13.6% | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 14.3% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 15.1% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 15.7% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | +4.3% |
| 1996 | 17.4% | +6.3% |
| 1997 | 18.5% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 21.2% | +15.1% |
| 1999 | 21.5% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 21.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 22.9% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 24.5% | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 28.8% | +17.2% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 33.1% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +6.0% |
| 2008 | 36.1% | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 38.3% | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 40.5% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 52.6% | +30.1% |
| 2012 | 54.7% | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | +3.9% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 67.0% | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 69.2% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 70.4% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 82.7% | +15.2% |
| 2021 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 83.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 85.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13.2% | 12.8% | 13.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 16.7% | 13.6% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.0% | 21.8% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.5% | 40.5% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 82.7% | 85.5% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 85.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 85.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.8% in 1986.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 42nd out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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