Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%) (literacy) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%) (literacy) was 39.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1975–2024
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.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%) (literacy) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 17.2% | — |
| 1976 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 17.2% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 17.3% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 17.4% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 17.7% | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 17.9% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 18.1% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 18.3% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 19.3% | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 19.5% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 19.7% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 19.9% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 20.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 20.3% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 21.7% | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 23.2% | +6.7% |
| 1996 | 23.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 23.5% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 27.0% | +15.0% |
| 1999 | 27.3% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 27.2% | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 27.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 27.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 27.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27.3% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | -20.6% |
| 2007 | 22.4% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 22.6% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 22.0% | -2.7% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +25.2% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 24.0% | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 25.8% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 29.8% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 33.5% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 34.6% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 34.2% | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 33.6% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 33.9% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 35.4% | +4.5% |
| 2022 | 38.4% | +8.7% |
| 2023 | 39.2% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 39.9% | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%) (literacy) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +25.2% | 22.0% | 27.6% |
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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (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