Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 18.8% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1988–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) recorded 18.8% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 18.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 1988.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 196th out of 201 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 7.2% | — |
| 1989 | 7.2% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 7.3% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 7.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 7.4% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 7.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 7.9% | +4.1% |
| 1997 | 8.3% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 8.7% | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 9.8% | +13.2% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 9.0% | -13.3% |
| 2003 | 9.1% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 9.2% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 9.6% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | +31.5% |
| 2008 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 13.0% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 13.5% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 14.9% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 15.4% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 16.0% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 16.9% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 17.4% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 18.1% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 18.4% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 18.8% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.2% | 2 |
| 1990s | 7.9% | 7.3% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.6% | 9.0% | 13.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.3% | 13.2% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.2% | 17.7% | 18.8% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.80 million (2021)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.4% (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 8.72 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.47 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 21.91 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 9.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 9.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 18.8% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 1988.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 196th out of 201 groups with data for 2023.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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