Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%) (literacy) in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%) (literacy) was 23.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) stood at 23.4%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.2% on the previous year and up 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) peaked at 23.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.4%, in 1992.
That places ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 184th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%) (literacy) in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 3.6% | — |
| 1977 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 3.6% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 3.6% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 3.6% | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 3.5% | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 3.5% | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | -2.6% |
| 1992 | 3.4% | -0.3% |
| 1993 | 3.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 3.4% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 3.5% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 3.6% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 3.7% | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 4.3% | +16.0% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 4.4% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +8.4% |
| 2002 | 4.8% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 5.2% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -15.7% |
| 2006 | 4.7% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 5.1% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 7.3% | +44.7% |
| 2009 | 7.8% | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 7.8% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 9.6% | +23.4% |
| 2012 | 11.9% | +24.4% |
| 2013 | 12.9% | +8.3% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +12.7% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 18.4% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +4.5% |
| 2021 | 21.0% | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 21.9% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 22.7% | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | +3.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%) (literacy) in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +44.7% | 5.1% | 7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 3.5% | 3.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 3.4% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.3% | 4.3% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.4% | 7.8% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.8% | 20.1% | 23.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 631,770 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 14.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.64 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) was 23.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.4% in 1992.
- How does ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 184th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 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