Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 34.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) stood at 34.0%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 34.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.4%, in 1979.
That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 124th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 8.8% | — |
| 1976 | 8.8% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 8.8% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 8.9% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 8.4% | -5.2% |
| 1980 | 8.4% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 8.5% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 8.6% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 8.7% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 8.9% | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 8.9% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 9.0% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 9.7% | +7.4% |
| 1988 | 12.4% | +27.8% |
| 1989 | 12.8% | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 13.0% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 13.4% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 13.5% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 13.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 13.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 14.0% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 19.2% | +34.3% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 20.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 20.3% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 20.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 19.1% | -5.8% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 18.8% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 19.1% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 19.7% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 26.0% | +32.0% |
| 2011 | 26.7% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 26.7% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 27.3% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 28.1% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 29.9% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 31.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 30.4% | -3.2% |
| 2020 | 31.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 32.0% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 33.0% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 33.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 34.0% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.7% | 8.4% | 8.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.6% | 8.4% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.7% | 13.0% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.6% | 18.3% | 20.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.6% | 26.0% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.7% | 31.1% | 34.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 34.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.4% in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 124th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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