Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 33.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) is 33.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 33.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 15.7%, in 1991.
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 126th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 16.8% | — |
| 1981 | 16.9% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 16.9% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 17.0% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 17.1% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 17.2% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 17.2% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 17.3% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 17.5% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 17.3% | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 17.4% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 15.7% | -9.9% |
| 1992 | 15.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 16.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 16.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | +3.9% |
| 1996 | 16.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 18.4% | +4.9% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 19.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 19.5% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 18.9% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 19.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 20.7% | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 23.1% | +11.4% |
| 2009 | 25.4% | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 25.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 26.3% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 26.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 27.0% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 28.1% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 29.0% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 27.3% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 28.4% | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 32.8% | +15.2% |
| 2020 | 33.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 30.5% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 33.0% | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.1% | 16.8% | 17.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.9% | 15.7% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.4% | 18.9% | 25.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.9% | 25.4% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 30.5% | 33.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7113 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6599 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 33.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.7% in 1991.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 126th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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