Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 75.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNESCO: Sids, 1990–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNESCO: Sids recorded 75.2% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 75.2% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 60.1%, in 1990.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 64th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 60.1% | — |
| 1991 | 60.5% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 61.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 61.7% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 62.3% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 62.9% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 63.6% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 64.6% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 65.4% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 66.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 66.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 66.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 67.2% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 67.6% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 68.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 67.4% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 68.3% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 69.4% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 72.2% | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 73.0% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 73.6% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 72.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 74.0% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 74.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 73.7% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 75.1% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.7% | 60.1% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.6% | 66.0% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.0% | 69.7% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.8% | 73.7% | 75.2% | 4 |
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More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 266,607 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNESCO: Sids?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNESCO: Sids was 75.2% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.1% in 1990.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 64th out of 201 groups with data for 2023.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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