Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) recorded 71.0% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 71.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.5%, in 1986.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 75th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.3% | 58.5% | 60.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 63.7% | 60.8% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.1% | 66.3% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 65.6% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.7% | 68.5% | 71.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 71.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.5% in 1986.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 75th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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