Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 35.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 35.3% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.0% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 35.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 1970.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 120th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.2% | — |
| 1971 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 6.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6.4% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 6.6% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 6.8% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 6.9% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 7.1% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 7.2% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 9.2% | +26.8% |
| 1984 | 9.2% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 9.3% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 9.3% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 9.5% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 9.6% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 9.8% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 9.9% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 10.2% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 10.4% | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 9.5% | -8.7% |
| 1994 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | +4.0% |
| 1996 | 10.7% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 11.2% | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 12.3% | +4.9% |
| 2000 | 12.8% | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 13.4% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 14.1% | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 21.9% | +55.5% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 22.6% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 16.6% | -26.7% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 24.9% | +35.5% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 26.2% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 29.8% | +13.4% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 30.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | -9.1% |
| 2017 | 30.4% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 31.8% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 31.3% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 32.1% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 33.2% | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 34.3% | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 35.3% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.4% | 6.2% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.7% | 6.9% | 9.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.6% | 9.5% | 12.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 12.8% | 24.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.8% | 25.6% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 31.3% | 35.3% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 330,831 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 841,950 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.85 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 35.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 120th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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