Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 33.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 33.6% 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 1.7% on the previous year and up 19.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 33.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.6%, in 1975.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 125th 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 11.6% | — |
| 1976 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 11.6% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 11.6% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 11.6% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 11.6% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 11.6% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 11.7% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 11.7% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 11.8% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 12.5% | +5.7% |
| 1988 | 15.2% | +22.0% |
| 1989 | 15.5% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 15.8% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 16.1% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 16.3% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 16.5% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 16.6% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 16.7% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 17.2% | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 17.5% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 22.4% | +28.1% |
| 1999 | 22.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 22.6% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 22.7% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 22.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 21.6% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 21.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 21.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 27.3% | +28.5% |
| 2011 | 27.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 27.0% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 28.2% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 28.7% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | +3.6% |
| 2017 | 30.5% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 30.7% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 31.5% | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 33.1% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 33.6% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.6% | 11.6% | 11.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 12.5% | 11.6% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.8% | 15.8% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.9% | 20.8% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.8% | 27.0% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 30.7% | 33.6% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 33.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.6% in 1975.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 125th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and 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