Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 80.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
80.3%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
56th
of 201 groups
All-time high
80.3%
in 2024
All-time low
26.9%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) is 80.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 80.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 1974.
That places ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 56th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 26.9% | — |
| 1975 | 27.2% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 27.4% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 27.7% | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 28.0% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 28.3% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 28.6% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 29.5% | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 30.4% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 31.3% | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 32.1% | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 33.0% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 32.9% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 40.2% | +22.1% |
| 1988 | 40.6% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 41.1% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 41.6% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 42.2% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 42.7% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 45.0% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 45.8% | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 47.0% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 48.4% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 49.2% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 50.0% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 49.2% | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 47.9% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 49.1% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 50.3% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 52.9% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 53.5% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 54.7% | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 61.5% | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 58.0% | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 64.0% | +10.2% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 66.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | -3.2% |
| 2014 | 71.6% | +8.7% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | -4.1% |
| 2016 | 70.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 71.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 73.7% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 76.9% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 77.9% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 79.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 80.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.6% | 26.9% | 28.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 34.0% | 28.6% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.1% | 41.6% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.5% | 47.9% | 64.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.8% | 65.8% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.6% | 76.9% | 80.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- 53 Sao Tome and Principe 43.3% compare
- 54 Cameroon 43.1% compare
- 55 Tanzania, United Republic of 40.3% compare
- 56 Iran 37.1% compare
- 57 Tunisia 35.1% compare
- 58 Uganda 34.2% compare
- 59 Cape Verde 33.8% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 817,845 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4938 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 80.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 56th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 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