Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 30.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 30.7% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 30.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.7%, in 1975.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 149th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 9.7% | — |
| 1976 | 9.7% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 9.8% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 9.8% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 9.9% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 9.9% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 9.9% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 10.0% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 10.6% | +5.1% |
| 1984 | 10.6% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 10.7% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 10.7% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 10.8% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 11.4% | +5.5% |
| 1989 | 11.6% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 12.4% | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 12.5% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 13.1% | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 13.7% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 13.9% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 14.2% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 14.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +15.6% |
| 1999 | 16.6% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 16.8% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 16.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 17.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 17.0% | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 16.9% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 12.7% | -24.9% |
| 2007 | 13.4% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 14.2% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 18.5% | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 18.9% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 16.5% | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 19.7% | +10.0% |
| 2015 | 20.6% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 23.0% | +11.6% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 24.6% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 25.0% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 25.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 26.6% | +4.9% |
| 2022 | 28.9% | +8.3% |
| 2023 | 29.8% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 30.7% | +3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.8% | 9.7% | 9.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 9.9% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.1% | 12.4% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.6% | 12.7% | 17.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.8% | 16.5% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.3% | 25.4% | 30.7% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 30.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.7% in 1975.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 149th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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