Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 88.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) stood at 88.7%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 88.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.5%, in 1976.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 34th of 201 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 26.5% | — |
| 1977 | 26.6% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 26.7% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 26.8% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 26.9% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 27.1% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 27.4% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 27.6% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 27.8% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 28.0% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 28.2% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 29.9% | +6.0% |
| 1988 | 39.3% | +31.5% |
| 1989 | 39.4% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 39.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 39.7% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 39.8% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 40.3% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 40.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 40.7% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 41.1% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 58.1% | +41.2% |
| 1998 | 58.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 57.8% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 58.1% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 58.4% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 58.9% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 59.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 62.0% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 69.7% | +12.4% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 71.9% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 73.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 76.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 78.2% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 79.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 80.5% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 84.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 85.9% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 88.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 88.7% | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +41.2% | 41.1% | 58.1% |
| 1988 | +31.5% | 29.9% | 39.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.6% | 26.5% | 26.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 30.1% | 26.9% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.6% | 39.6% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 62.5% | 57.8% | 71.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 73.1% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.4% | 85.9% | 88.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
- 31 Palestine, State of 81.7% compare
- 32 Malaysia 81.7% compare
- 33 Sri Lanka 81.4% compare
- 34 Macau, China 81.2% compare
- 35 Myanmar 80.9% compare
- 36 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 80.7% compare
- 37 Peru 80.3% compare
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 75.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 40.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) was 88.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.5% in 1976.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 34th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 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