Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 53.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 53.0% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 53.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1980.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 96th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 33.5% | — |
| 1981 | 33.6% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 33.8% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 34.1% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 34.3% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 34.5% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 34.4% | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 37.1% | +7.7% |
| 1988 | 37.3% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 37.3% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 37.4% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 37.3% | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 37.2% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 37.7% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 37.8% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 38.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 38.4% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 38.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 39.2% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 38.7% | -1.1% |
| 2000 | 37.8% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 38.0% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 38.4% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 39.9% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 40.3% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 40.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 43.0% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 43.9% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 43.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 46.7% | +6.6% |
| 2015 | 45.5% | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 46.5% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 48.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 49.2% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 50.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 51.0% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 51.8% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 53.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.0% | 33.5% | 37.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.0% | 37.2% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.4% | 37.8% | 43.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.9% | 43.4% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.7% | 50.2% | 53.0% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 53.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1980.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 96th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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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