Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 39.9% in 2024. β² Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1975β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 39.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 41.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 39.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.2%, in 1975.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 112th 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 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.2% | 17.2% | 17.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 17.2% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.6% | 19.7% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.2% | 21.7% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 24.0% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.3% | 33.9% | 39.9% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 39.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.2% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 112th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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