Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 32.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 32.5%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 32.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1974.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 127th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 4.7% | — |
| 1975 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4.7% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4.8% | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 4.9% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 5.0% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 5.1% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 5.2% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 5.4% | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | +24.3% |
| 1984 | 6.7% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 6.7% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 6.7% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 6.9% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 7.1% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 7.9% | +11.7% |
| 1991 | 8.0% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 8.1% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 7.7% | -4.4% |
| 1994 | 7.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 7.7% | -2.2% |
| 1996 | 8.0% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 8.2% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 8.7% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 9.1% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 9.4% | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 9.9% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 10.3% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 13.9% | +34.7% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 14.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | -11.2% |
| 2007 | 13.1% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 13.9% | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | +21.5% |
| 2010 | 17.6% | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 18.8% | +6.6% |
| 2012 | 20.9% | +11.3% |
| 2013 | 22.0% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 24.2% | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 23.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 25.2% | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | +3.7% |
| 2019 | 27.0% | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 28.2% | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 29.2% | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 30.4% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 31.4% | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 32.5% | +3.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.8% | 4.7% | 5.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 6.3% | 5.1% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.1% | 7.7% | 9.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.8% | 9.4% | 16.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.9% | 17.6% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.3% | 28.2% | 32.5% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 32.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 127th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme 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