Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 46.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) recorded 46.1% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 47.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 1991.
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 103rd 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: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 26.8% | — |
| 1981 | 26.9% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 27.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 27.1% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 27.2% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 27.3% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 27.4% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 27.5% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 27.6% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 27.2% | -1.6% |
| 1990 | 27.3% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 24.2% | -11.3% |
| 1992 | 24.4% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 24.6% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 24.5% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 25.4% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 25.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 26.3% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 27.6% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 27.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 28.2% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 28.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 28.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 29.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 28.2% | -4.0% |
| 2005 | 28.3% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 32.6% | +15.3% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 36.4% | +12.0% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 39.5% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 38.0% | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 38.5% | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 40.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 41.5% | +3.2% |
| 2017 | 38.1% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 39.7% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 46.9% | +18.2% |
| 2020 | 47.8% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 42.4% | -11.4% |
| 2022 | 43.5% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 44.6% | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 46.1% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.2% | 26.8% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.8% | 24.2% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.3% | 28.2% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.0% | 37.6% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.9% | 42.4% | 47.8% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.77 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 36.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 46.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1991.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 103rd out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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