Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 63.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 63.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 34.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 72.4% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2013.
That places GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 91st out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 67.2% | — |
| 2004 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 67.9% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 68.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 69.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 69.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 70.4% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 71.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 71.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 72.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 45.5% | -37.1% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 48.9% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 50.6% | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 52.2% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 53.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | +2.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | -37.1% | 72.4% | 45.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 68.6% | 67.2% | 70.4% | 7 |
| 2010s | 56.9% | 45.5% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 57.0% | 63.3% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,742 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2013)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,673 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31,146 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,370 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 63.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2012.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2013.
- How does GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 91st out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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