Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 23.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) is 23.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 49.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 23.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1982.
That places ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 186th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 6.8% | — |
| 1983 | 6.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 6.9% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 7.0% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 7.0% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 7.3% | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 7.3% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 7.4% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 7.6% | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 7.8% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 7.9% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 8.1% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 8.7% | +7.4% |
| 1996 | 8.8% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 9.9% | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 10.1% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 10.3% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | -6.9% |
| 2003 | 9.9% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +13.2% |
| 2008 | 14.9% | +29.0% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 15.3% | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 15.7% | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 15.7% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +13.2% |
| 2018 | 19.9% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 20.7% | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 21.7% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 22.3% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 22.8% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 23.4% | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 6.8% | 7.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 8.5% | 7.4% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.1% | 9.4% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.9% | 15.3% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 20.7% | 23.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.21 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 878,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1982.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 186th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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