Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 83.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) is 83.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 83.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 1974.
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 37th of 201 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 52.6% | — |
| 1975 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 53.4% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 54.1% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 54.7% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 55.4% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 55.9% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 56.5% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 56.9% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 57.9% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 58.4% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 59.7% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 60.7% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 61.8% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 62.8% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 63.9% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 64.3% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 65.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 66.1% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 66.6% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 67.0% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 67.1% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 69.6% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 70.5% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 71.7% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 72.3% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 73.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 74.0% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 75.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 76.8% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 79.9% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 80.6% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 82.6% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.6% | 52.6% | 52.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 55.6% | 52.6% | 58.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.0% | 58.7% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.5% | 67.0% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 73.0% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 81.0% | 83.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 83.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 1974.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 37th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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