Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%) (literacy) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%) (literacy) 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.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%) (literacy) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 58.5% | — |
| 1987 | 59.0% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 59.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 60.1% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 60.8% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 61.5% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 62.1% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 62.3% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 62.5% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 66.2% | +5.4% |
| 1997 | 66.4% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 66.4% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 66.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 66.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 66.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 67.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 67.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 67.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 67.4% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 66.5% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 65.6% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 66.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 66.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 67.7% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 69.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 69.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | +1.0% |
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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.29 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