Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 26.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 26.8% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 26.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.2%, in 1989.
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 171st of 201 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 9.2% | — |
| 1986 | 9.2% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 9.3% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 9.4% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 9.2% | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 9.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 9.3% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 9.5% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 9.6% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 10.4% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 10.8% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 11.5% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 11.9% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 10.9% | -8.2% |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 11.0% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 11.2% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 11.3% | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 13.4% | +18.2% |
| 2007 | 14.5% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 16.3% | +12.3% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 17.1% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 16.8% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 17.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 19.4% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 20.9% | +7.8% |
| 2018 | 23.4% | +11.6% |
| 2019 | 24.0% | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 24.6% | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 25.2% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 26.3% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 26.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.2% | 9.2% | 9.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 10.2% | 9.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 10.9% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 16.8% | 24.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.7% | 24.6% | 26.8% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 26.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.2% in 1989.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 171st out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan 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