Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 85.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 85.9% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 85.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1979.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 28th of 201 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 25.9% | — |
| 1977 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 25.7% | -1.0% |
| 1980 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 25.8% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 25.9% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 26.1% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 26.2% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 26.6% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 26.9% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 28.2% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 34.6% | +22.5% |
| 1989 | 35.0% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 35.5% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 35.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 35.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 35.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 35.6% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 35.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 35.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 52.2% | +46.1% |
| 1998 | 52.8% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 52.6% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 52.4% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 52.3% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 52.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 63.8% | +15.4% |
| 2008 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 67.6% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 70.4% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 71.2% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 74.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 75.7% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 78.9% | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 81.3% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 82.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 83.3% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 84.2% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 85.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.9% | 25.7% | 25.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 28.1% | 25.7% | 35.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.7% | 35.5% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.4% | 52.3% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.2% | 67.6% | 81.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.2% | 82.4% | 85.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 85.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 28th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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