Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 31.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 31.0%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 31.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.8%, in 1970.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 136th 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.8% | — |
| 1971 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 5.8% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 6.0% | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 6.2% | +3.2% |
| 1979 | 6.3% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 6.5% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 6.7% | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 6.8% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 9.0% | +31.0% |
| 1984 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 9.0% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 9.1% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 9.3% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 9.4% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 9.6% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 9.7% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 9.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 8.6% | -11.9% |
| 1994 | 8.8% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 9.1% | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 9.5% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 9.8% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 10.1% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 10.5% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 10.8% | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 19.6% | +70.1% |
| 2004 | 19.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 12.9% | -34.3% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 14.7% | +8.0% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +45.4% |
| 2010 | 21.5% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 25.8% | +16.9% |
| 2013 | 26.6% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 28.4% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 28.9% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | -15.0% |
| 2017 | 25.5% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 26.8% | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 27.9% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 29.0% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +70.1% | 11.5% | 19.6% |
| 2009 | +45.4% | 14.7% | 21.3% |
| 2006 | -34.3% | 19.7% | 12.9% |
| 1983 | +31.0% | 6.8% | 9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.9% | 5.8% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.4% | 6.5% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.5% | 8.6% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.5% | 10.8% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.6% | 21.5% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.0% | 26.8% | 31.0% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 31.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.8% in 1970.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 136th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa 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