Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 39.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) recorded 39.7% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 26.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 39.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.6%, in 1985.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 172nd out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 16.6% | — |
| 1986 | 16.7% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 17.0% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 17.3% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 17.5% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 17.7% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 18.0% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 18.3% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 18.4% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 18.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 19.1% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 19.4% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 20.0% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 21.0% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 21.6% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 22.6% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 23.4% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +6.0% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 28.9% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 29.9% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 30.3% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 30.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 31.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 31.0% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 31.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 36.2% | +8.2% |
| 2019 | 36.9% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 38.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 39.3% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 39.7% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.0% | 16.6% | 17.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 19.2% | 17.7% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.8% | 22.2% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.3% | 30.3% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.6% | 37.4% | 39.7% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 39.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.6% in 1985.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 172nd out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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