Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UIS: Central Asia
UIS: Central Asia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 98.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UIS: Central Asia, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Central Asia recorded 98.9% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UIS: Central Asia peaked at 98.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 80.1%, in 1989.
That places UIS: Central Asia 8th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UIS: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 80.1% | — |
| 1990 | 80.9% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 81.8% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 83.5% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 84.3% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 85.1% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 89.4% | +5.1% |
| 1997 | 90.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 90.9% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 91.4% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 91.8% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 93.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 94.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 97.8% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 98.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 98.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 80.1% | 80.1% | 80.1% | 1 |
| 1990s | 86.0% | 80.9% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.0% | 91.8% | 97.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.2% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 98.9% | 5 |
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- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UIS: Central Asia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UIS: Central Asia was 98.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.1% in 1989.
- How does UIS: Central Asia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- UIS: Central Asia ranks 8th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in UIS: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central 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