Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 30.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) recorded 30.0% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.8% on the previous year and up 41.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 30.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1988.
That places ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 153rd out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 8.3% | — |
| 1989 | 8.3% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 8.4% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 8.5% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 8.6% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 8.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 9.0% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 9.2% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | +5.5% |
| 1998 | 10.8% | +10.8% |
| 1999 | 11.5% | +6.8% |
| 2000 | 11.7% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 11.4% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +33.7% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +14.8% |
| 2008 | 22.3% | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 22.7% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 20.8% | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 20.3% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 21.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 20.9% | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 21.7% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 23.6% | +8.4% |
| 2018 | 24.4% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 25.3% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 26.2% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 28.4% | +3.3% |
| 2023 | 29.2% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 30.0% | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 8.4% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.9% | 11.2% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.2% | 20.3% | 25.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.2% | 26.2% | 30.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 30.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1988.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 153rd out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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