Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 51.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations recorded 51.7% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations peaked at 51.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.7%, in 1993.
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 105th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 49.1% | — |
| 1989 | 49.1% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 49.2% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 49.1% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 48.9% | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 48.7% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 48.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 48.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 48.8% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 49.0% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 49.6% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 49.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 48.7% | -2.1% |
| 2001 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 48.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 49.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 50.7% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 50.6% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 49.5% | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 50.9% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 51.5% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 51.3% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 51.5% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 51.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 51.7% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.1% | 49.1% | 49.1% | 2 |
| 1990s | 49.1% | 48.7% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.8% | 48.7% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.4% | 49.5% | 51.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.6% | 51.4% | 51.7% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.02 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5679 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 36.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.124 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations was 51.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 51.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.7% in 1993.
- How does WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 105th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 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