Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 30.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 30.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 30.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 1975.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 150th of 201 groups on this measure, 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 in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 8.3% | — |
| 1976 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 8.3% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8.3% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 8.4% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 8.4% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 9.1% | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 12.0% | +32.4% |
| 1989 | 12.2% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 12.4% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 12.5% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 12.8% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 12.9% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 13.0% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 13.5% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 19.0% | +40.4% |
| 1999 | 19.1% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 19.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 18.1% | -7.1% |
| 2006 | 17.2% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 17.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +37.6% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 24.4% | -2.0% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 25.6% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 27.2% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 27.4% | -4.8% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 30.5% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.3% | 8.3% | 8.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.2% | 8.3% | 12.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 12.4% | 19.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 17.2% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.2% | 24.4% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 27.9% | 30.5% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 30.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 150th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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