Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 36.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) recorded 36.5% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 37.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 16.9%, in 1991.
That places ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 115th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 18.5% | — |
| 1983 | 18.6% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 18.7% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 18.8% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 18.8% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 18.9% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 19.1% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 18.8% | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 18.9% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 16.9% | -10.6% |
| 1992 | 17.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 17.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 17.1% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 17.3% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 17.5% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 18.1% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 19.1% | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 19.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 19.5% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 19.8% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 20.5% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 22.8% | +15.4% |
| 2007 | 23.7% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 26.8% | +13.1% |
| 2009 | 29.5% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 29.8% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 29.1% | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 29.0% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 29.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 31.0% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 32.4% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 30.7% | -5.2% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 36.7% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 37.4% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 34.1% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 35.5% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 36.5% | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.8% | 18.5% | 19.1% | 8 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 16.9% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.3% | 19.5% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.1% | 29.0% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.7% | 34.1% | 37.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 36.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.9% in 1991.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 115th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 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