Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 69.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Western Asia, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Western Asia stood at 69.9%. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 69.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 1979.
That places SDG: Western Asia 78th 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 48 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 29.0% | — |
| 1978 | 29.2% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 26.1% | -10.6% |
| 1980 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 26.5% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 26.9% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 27.3% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 28.9% | +5.8% |
| 1985 | 28.9% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 29.3% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 29.7% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 30.1% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 31.5% | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 31.5% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 32.0% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 32.4% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 32.9% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 33.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 33.9% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 34.5% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 35.1% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 35.8% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 39.7% | +8.9% |
| 2001 | 39.9% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 40.2% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 40.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 41.2% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 42.1% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 42.1% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 43.5% | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 43.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 47.5% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 53.1% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 56.5% | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 57.6% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 58.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 62.4% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 63.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 65.2% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 66.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 68.3% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 69.9% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.1% | 26.1% | 29.2% | 3 |
| 1980s | 28.5% | 26.1% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.8% | 31.5% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.1% | 39.7% | 47.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.9% | 48.9% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 66.3% | 69.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Western Asia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in SDG: Western Asia was 69.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 69.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 1979.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 78th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western 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