Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 49.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) is 49.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 49.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.3%, in 1979.
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 112th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 28.3% | — |
| 1980 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 28.6% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 28.8% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 29.0% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 29.2% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 29.4% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 29.6% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 29.8% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 30.3% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 30.4% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 30.6% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 30.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 30.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 31.0% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 31.3% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 31.9% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 32.6% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 33.1% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 34.5% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 35.0% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 34.3% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 34.7% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 34.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 35.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 35.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 36.9% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 37.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 38.3% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 39.8% | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 40.7% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 42.8% | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 43.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 45.1% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 45.8% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 46.3% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 47.1% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 48.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 49.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.3% | 28.3% | 28.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 29.4% | 28.4% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.2% | 30.6% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.0% | 34.3% | 38.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 38.3% | 45.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.9% | 46.3% | 49.4% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 49.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.3% in 1979.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 112th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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