Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 84.2% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) stood at 84.2%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 84.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 1976.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 35th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 11.4% | — |
| 1977 | 11.5% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 11.6% | +0.6% |
| 1979 | 11.6% | +0.6% |
| 1980 | 11.7% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 11.9% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 12.1% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 12.3% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 12.5% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 12.7% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 12.7% | -0.2% |
| 1987 | 14.5% | +13.8% |
| 1988 | 22.1% | +52.9% |
| 1989 | 22.2% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 22.4% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 22.5% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 22.6% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 23.1% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 23.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 23.5% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 23.9% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 43.9% | +83.8% |
| 1998 | 44.1% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 43.9% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 43.6% | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 44.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 44.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 44.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 45.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 48.3% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 58.2% | +20.6% |
| 2008 | 58.4% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 61.1% | +4.7% |
| 2010 | 63.0% | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 66.3% | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 67.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 70.0% | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 70.8% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | +5.0% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 80.3% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 81.3% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 82.3% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 84.2% | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 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 | +83.8% | 23.9% | 43.9% |
| 1988 | +52.9% | 14.5% | 22.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.5% | 11.4% | 11.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 14.5% | 11.7% | 22.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.3% | 22.4% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.3% | 43.6% | 61.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 63.0% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 80.3% | 84.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 75.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 40.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) was 84.2% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 1976.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 35th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 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