Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 11.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1992–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) stood at 11.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 49.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 11.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.7%, in 1993.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 200th of 201 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 5.7% | — |
| 1993 | 5.7% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 5.7% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 5.9% | +4.6% |
| 1997 | 6.2% | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 6.5% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 6.8% | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 7.1% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 7.3% | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 7.7% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 7.1% | -8.7% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 7.5% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 7.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | -3.4% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 7.5% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 8.8% | +16.5% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +12.7% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +5.0% |
| 2019 | 11.0% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.7% | 6.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.1% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.4% | 7.4% | 11.0% | 7 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 193,157 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,344 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.35 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 591,400 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.43 million (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 442,505 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 11.0% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.7% in 1993.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 200th out of 201 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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