Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 40.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) stood at 40.1%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 40.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 1980.
That places WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 111th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 20.2% | — |
| 1981 | 20.4% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 20.6% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 20.8% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 21.1% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 21.4% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 21.1% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 21.2% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 21.5% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 21.6% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 21.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 21.9% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 22.1% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 22.8% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 23.6% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 24.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 25.2% | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 25.6% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 25.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 25.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 25.7% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 25.9% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 26.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 27.1% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 28.0% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 28.3% | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 29.6% | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 28.8% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 29.4% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 30.5% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 31.2% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 34.3% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 36.1% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 36.7% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 37.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 38.7% | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 39.4% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 40.1% | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 21.0% | 20.2% | 21.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.0% | 21.6% | 25.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.3% | 25.0% | 28.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 28.8% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.5% | 36.7% | 40.1% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 40.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 1980.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 111th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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