Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 86.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) is 86.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 86.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 38.3%, in 1979.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 201 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 38.4% | — |
| 1975 | 38.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 38.4% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 38.4% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 38.5% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 38.3% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 38.4% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 38.7% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 39.0% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 39.3% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 39.7% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 40.0% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 40.2% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 41.2% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 47.6% | +15.4% |
| 1989 | 47.9% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 48.1% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 48.1% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 48.4% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 48.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 48.8% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 60.5% | +24.1% |
| 1998 | 60.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 60.9% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 60.9% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 61.1% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 61.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 61.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 61.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 62.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 64.3% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 70.1% | +9.1% |
| 2008 | 70.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 72.1% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 74.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 75.6% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 76.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 79.5% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 81.3% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 82.3% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 84.1% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 85.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 86.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 38.4% | 38.3% | 38.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 41.2% | 38.4% | 47.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.1% | 48.1% | 60.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.5% | 60.9% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 73.0% | 83.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 84.1% | 86.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 86.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.3% in 1979.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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