Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)

ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 41.3% in 2021. ▬ Flat

Latest (2021)
41.3%
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
110th
of 201 groups
All-time high
43.4%
in 2013
All-time low
41.2%
in 2003
Years of data
25
1994–2021

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1994–2021

0102030401994200720211994: 42.9 %1995: 42.6 %1996: 42.4 %1997: 42.1 %1998: 42 %1999: 41.8 %2000: 41.7 %2001: 41.5 %2002: 41.4 %2003: 41.2 %2004: 41.2 %2005: 41.3 %2006: 41.6 %2007: 42 %2008: 42.4 %2009: 42.8 %2010: 43.2 %2011: 43.2 %2012: 43.1 %2013: 43.4 %2017: 41.6 %2018: 41.8 %2019: 41.7 %2020: 41.5 %2021: 41.3 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) recorded 41.3% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 43.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 41.2%, in 2003.

ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 110th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%) in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1994 to 2021.
Year % Change
1994 42.9%
1995 42.6% -0.6%
1996 42.4% -0.6%
1997 42.1% -0.6%
1998 42.0% -0.4%
1999 41.8% -0.4%
2000 41.7% -0.3%
2001 41.5% -0.5%
2002 41.4% -0.3%
2003 41.2% -0.5%
2004 41.2% +0.0%
2005 41.3% +0.3%
2006 41.6% +0.7%
2007 42.0% +0.9%
2008 42.4% +1.1%
2009 42.8% +0.8%
2010 43.2% +0.9%
2011 43.2% +0.1%
2012 43.1% -0.3%
2013 43.4% +0.6%
2017 41.6% -4.2%
2018 41.8% +0.5%
2019 41.7% -0.2%
2020 41.5% -0.4%
2021 41.3% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42.3% 41.8% 42.9% 6
2000s 41.7% 41.2% 42.8% 10
2010s 42.6% 41.6% 43.4% 7
2020s 41.4% 41.3% 41.5% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 41.3% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
The highest recorded value was 43.4% in 2013.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
The lowest recorded value was 41.2% in 2003.
How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 110th out of 201 groups with data for 2021.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 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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Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,562 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release