Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 74.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) is 74.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 74.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 1975.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 77th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 37.7% | — |
| 1976 | 37.8% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 37.8% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 37.9% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 37.8% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 37.9% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 38.1% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 38.3% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 38.5% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 38.7% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 39.0% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 39.2% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 40.2% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 44.7% | +11.3% |
| 1989 | 45.1% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 45.4% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 45.5% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 46.4% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 46.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 53.9% | +15.3% |
| 1998 | 55.8% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 55.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 55.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 56.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 56.1% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 56.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 56.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 57.9% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 61.5% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | 61.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 62.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 67.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 68.2% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 70.6% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 71.6% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 71.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 73.8% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 74.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.8% | 37.7% | 37.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 40.0% | 37.9% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.8% | 45.4% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.2% | 55.9% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.1% | 64.5% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 72.5% | 74.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 74.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 1975.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 77th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 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