Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 66.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Developing Regions, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Developing Regions stood at 66.0%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 66.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.6%, in 1975.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 87th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 20.6% | — |
| 1976 | 20.6% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 20.6% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 20.7% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 20.6% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 20.6% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 20.8% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 21.1% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 21.3% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 21.6% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 21.8% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 21.9% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 22.9% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 26.9% | +17.5% |
| 1989 | 27.1% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 27.4% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 27.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 27.7% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 28.1% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 28.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 28.6% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 28.9% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 37.9% | +30.7% |
| 1998 | 39.4% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 39.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 39.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 39.7% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 39.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 40.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 40.5% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 41.9% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 47.2% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 48.9% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 53.3% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 54.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 55.7% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 57.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 59.8% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 61.0% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 61.7% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 62.7% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 63.5% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 66.0% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.6% | 20.6% | 20.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 22.6% | 20.6% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.3% | 27.4% | 39.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.5% | 39.5% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.3% | 51.3% | 61.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 62.7% | 66.0% | 5 |
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More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Developing Regions was 66.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.6% in 1975.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 87th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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