Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 84.4% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) recorded 84.4% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 84.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 1976.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 33rd of 201 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12.6% | — |
| 1977 | 12.7% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 12.8% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 12.8% | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 12.9% | +0.5% |
| 1981 | 13.1% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 13.3% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 13.6% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 13.8% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 13.9% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 13.9% | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 15.7% | +12.4% |
| 1988 | 23.2% | +48.3% |
| 1989 | 23.3% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 23.4% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 23.6% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 23.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 24.2% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 24.4% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 24.6% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 25.1% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 44.8% | +78.7% |
| 1998 | 45.0% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 44.8% | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 44.5% | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 45.7% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 45.9% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 49.2% | +6.7% |
| 2007 | 59.0% | +19.9% |
| 2008 | 59.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 61.9% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 63.7% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 65.2% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 66.9% | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 67.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 70.5% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 73.1% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 79.2% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 80.6% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 81.6% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 82.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 83.5% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +78.7% | 25.1% | 44.8% |
| 1988 | +48.3% | 15.7% | 23.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.7% | 12.6% | 12.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 15.7% | 12.9% | 23.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 23.4% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 44.5% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 63.7% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.5% | 80.6% | 84.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 84.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 1976.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 33rd out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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