Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 9.4% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1991–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 9.4%. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 9.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.6%, in 1993.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 201st of 201 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.8% | — |
| 1992 | 4.7% | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 4.6% | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 4.6% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 4.6% | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 4.9% | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 5.2% | +6.4% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +6.8% |
| 1999 | 5.8% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 6.1% | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 6.3% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 6.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 7.2% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.0% | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 7.0% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.9% | +24.5% |
| 2018 | 9.4% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 4.6% | 5.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.1% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.1% | 7.0% | 9.4% | 4 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 435,827 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 9.4% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 9.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.6% in 1993.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 201st out of 201 groups with data for 2018.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 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