Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 31.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Southern Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Southern Asia is 31.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 31.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1975.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 137th 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, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 8.2% | — |
| 1976 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 8.2% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 8.2% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 8.2% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 8.2% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 8.2% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 8.2% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 8.3% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 8.3% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 8.3% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 9.0% | +7.9% |
| 1988 | 11.8% | +31.7% |
| 1989 | 12.1% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 12.4% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 12.5% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 12.7% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 12.8% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 12.8% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 12.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 13.1% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 13.4% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 18.6% | +39.1% |
| 1999 | 18.8% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 18.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 19.1% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 19.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 19.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 17.9% | -6.9% |
| 2006 | 17.1% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 17.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 17.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 24.3% | +36.2% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 24.2% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 24.8% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 25.5% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 26.1% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 27.9% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 28.8% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | -4.3% |
| 2020 | 28.1% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 28.9% | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | +3.5% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 31.0% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.2% | 8.2% | 8.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 8.2% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.0% | 12.4% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.4% | 17.1% | 19.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.1% | 24.2% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 28.1% | 31.0% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in MDG: Southern Asia was 31.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1975.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- MDG: Southern Asia ranks 137th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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