Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 24.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) stood at 24.5%. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 24.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1973.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 180th of 201 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 4.3% | — |
| 1974 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4.5% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 4.6% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 4.7% | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 4.8% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 5.0% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 6.5% | +28.8% |
| 1984 | 6.5% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 6.6% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 6.7% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 6.7% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 6.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 6.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 6.0% | -12.3% |
| 1994 | 6.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 6.2% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 6.4% | +3.9% |
| 1997 | 6.7% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 7.1% | +7.2% |
| 1999 | 7.4% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 8.1% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 13.6% | +62.1% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 9.0% | -32.0% |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 10.8% | +14.6% |
| 2009 | 15.2% | +40.7% |
| 2010 | 15.3% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 16.5% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 18.8% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 20.4% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 17.8% | -14.5% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 19.6% | +4.7% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 22.1% | +4.0% |
| 2022 | 23.0% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 23.8% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 24.5% | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.5% | 4.3% | 4.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 6.1% | 4.8% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | 6.0% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.9% | 7.7% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.8% | 15.3% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.9% | 21.2% | 24.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 415,314 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 906,537 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 24.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1973.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 180th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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