Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in AIMS: Central Asia
AIMS: Central Asia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 98.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in AIMS: Central Asia, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in AIMS: Central Asia is 98.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in AIMS: Central Asia peaked at 98.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 74.2%, in 1987.
AIMS: Central Asia ranks 9th of 201 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in AIMS: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 74.2% | — |
| 1988 | 75.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 75.9% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 77.0% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 78.1% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 79.2% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 80.3% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 81.3% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 82.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 88.3% | +7.3% |
| 1997 | 89.4% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 89.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 90.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 91.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 92.8% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 93.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 94.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 75.0% | 74.2% | 75.9% | 3 |
| 1990s | 83.6% | 77.0% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 90.9% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.3% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Central Asia
More education data for AIMS: Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 47.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 34.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 49.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in AIMS: Central Asia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in AIMS: Central Asia was 98.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in AIMS: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in AIMS: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 1987.
- How does AIMS: Central Asia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- AIMS: Central Asia ranks 9th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in AIMS: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release