Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 48.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries recorded 48.1% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 48.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1983.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 101st 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 42 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 35.1% | — |
| 1984 | 35.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 35.4% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 35.7% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 36.2% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 36.5% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 36.9% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 37.3% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 37.7% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 38.1% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 38.4% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 38.8% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 39.3% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 41.0% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 40.9% | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 40.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 41.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 41.0% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 41.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 41.0% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 41.4% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 41.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 41.6% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 42.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 42.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 43.1% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 42.3% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 41.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 42.9% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 43.4% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 44.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 45.1% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 45.6% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 46.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 46.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 47.6% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 48.1% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 35.9% | 35.1% | 36.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 39.4% | 37.3% | 41.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.9% | 41.0% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 41.6% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 45.6% | 48.1% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.77 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 15.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 42.33 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 16.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 15.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 48.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1983.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 101st out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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