Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 35.5% in 2013. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1987–2013
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2013, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) stood at 35.5%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 35.5% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 1987.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 119th out of 201 groups with data for 2013, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 21.6% | — |
| 1988 | 21.6% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 21.7% | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 21.8% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 21.9% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 22.0% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 22.1% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 22.1% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 22.2% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 22.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 22.6% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 23.1% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 23.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 23.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 23.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 24.4% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 26.0% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 26.6% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 27.3% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 28.2% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 31.8% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 34.7% | +9.1% |
| 2013 | 35.5% | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.7% | 21.6% | 21.7% | 3 |
| 1990s | 22.4% | 21.8% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 23.4% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 29.6% | 35.5% | 4 |
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 909,600 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.36 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 35.5% in 2013, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.5% in 2013.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 1987.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 119th out of 201 groups with data for 2013.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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