Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in AIMS: East Asia
AIMS: East Asia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 83.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in AIMS: East Asia, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in AIMS: East Asia is 83.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in AIMS: East Asia peaked at 83.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 1976.
AIMS: East Asia ranks 45th of 201 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in AIMS: East Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 18.8% | — |
| 1977 | 18.9% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 19.0% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 19.1% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 19.1% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 19.4% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 19.6% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 19.9% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 20.1% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 20.4% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 20.4% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 22.2% | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 28.0% | +26.2% |
| 1989 | 28.2% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 28.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 28.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 29.1% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 29.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 29.5% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 29.8% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 45.8% | +53.7% |
| 1998 | 46.1% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 45.9% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 45.6% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 45.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 46.3% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 47.1% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 47.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +16.5% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 66.9% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 67.6% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 70.3% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 73.0% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 76.1% | +4.3% |
| 2018 | 77.6% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 78.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 80.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 81.2% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 82.0% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 83.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 83.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.9% | 18.8% | 19.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 21.7% | 19.1% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.1% | 28.4% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.1% | 45.6% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.0% | 63.6% | 78.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 80.0% | 83.8% | 5 |
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More education data for AIMS: East Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 80.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 88.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in AIMS: East Asia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in AIMS: East Asia was 83.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in AIMS: East Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 1976.
- How does AIMS: East Asia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- AIMS: East Asia ranks 45th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in AIMS: East Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: East 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