Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 29.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Region 1, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Region 1 is 29.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 29.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 1982.
That places GPE: Region 1 167th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 9.8% | — |
| 1983 | 10.6% | +8.4% |
| 1984 | 10.6% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 10.6% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 10.7% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 10.9% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 10.6% | -2.4% |
| 1990 | 10.7% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 10.9% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 11.1% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 10.7% | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 11.4% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 11.7% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 12.0% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 12.8% | +6.9% |
| 1999 | 13.4% | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 13.8% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 14.1% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 13.7% | -2.5% |
| 2003 | 17.1% | +24.5% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.7% | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | +17.1% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +15.4% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 21.7% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 22.0% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 22.4% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 22.0% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +7.6% |
| 2018 | 24.8% | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 25.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 27.0% | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 27.7% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 28.4% | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.6% | 9.8% | 10.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 11.6% | 10.7% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.3% | 13.7% | 21.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.0% | 21.2% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.7% | 26.1% | 29.1% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Region 1?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Region 1 was 29.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 29.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 1982.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 167th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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