Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 23.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) recorded 23.1% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 23.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.7%, in 1991.
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 187th of 201 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 2.9% | — |
| 1977 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 2.9% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 2.9% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 2.9% | -0.3% |
| 1986 | 2.9% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 2.9% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 2.9% | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 2.8% | -1.8% |
| 1990 | 2.8% | -1.4% |
| 1991 | 2.7% | -2.9% |
| 1992 | 2.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.7% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 2.8% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 2.9% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 3.1% | +4.1% |
| 1998 | 3.7% | +20.3% |
| 1999 | 3.8% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 3.8% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 4.2% | +9.9% |
| 2002 | 4.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 4.4% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 4.6% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.2% | -9.8% |
| 2006 | 4.5% | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 4.9% | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +47.1% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 9.5% | +24.4% |
| 2012 | 11.4% | +19.9% |
| 2013 | 12.4% | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | +6.8% |
| 2017 | 17.1% | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 18.0% | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 18.9% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 20.6% | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 21.6% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 22.4% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 2.9% | 2.8% | 2.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.0% | 2.7% | 3.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 3.8% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 7.6% | 18.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.5% | 19.7% | 23.1% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4193 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2782 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 23.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.7% in 1991.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 187th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 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