Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 26.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 26.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 44.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 26.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.5%, in 1972.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 173rd out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 4.5% | — |
| 1973 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 4.5% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4.6% | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 4.7% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 4.8% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 4.9% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 5.0% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 5.0% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 6.1% | +20.9% |
| 1984 | 6.1% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 6.1% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 6.1% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 6.2% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 6.3% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 6.5% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 7.2% | +10.9% |
| 1991 | 7.3% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 7.6% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 7.6% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 7.7% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 7.6% | -1.4% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 8.0% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 8.4% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 8.7% | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 8.9% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 9.3% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 9.7% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 11.9% | +23.6% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 10.8% | -10.7% |
| 2007 | 11.5% | +7.1% |
| 2008 | 12.3% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 14.4% | +16.8% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +4.3% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 18.9% | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 20.7% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 21.7% | +4.9% |
| 2020 | 22.3% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 23.2% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 24.3% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 25.3% | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 26.3% | +4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 5.8% | 4.9% | 6.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.8% | 7.2% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.3% | 8.9% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 14.9% | 21.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.3% | 22.3% | 26.3% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 26.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.5% in 1972.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 173rd out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (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