Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 69.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) is 69.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 69.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 1975.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 79th of 201 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 28.8% | — |
| 1976 | 28.8% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 28.9% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 28.9% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 28.8% | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 28.9% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 29.1% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 29.3% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 29.5% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 29.7% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 30.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 30.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 31.2% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 35.0% | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 35.3% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 35.6% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 35.8% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 36.0% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 36.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 36.5% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 36.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 37.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 45.2% | +22.2% |
| 1998 | 46.9% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 46.9% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 46.8% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 46.7% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 47.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 47.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 47.3% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 48.4% | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 52.9% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 53.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 54.5% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | +3.9% |
| 2011 | 57.3% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 58.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 60.3% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 60.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 63.8% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 65.0% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 65.5% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 66.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 69.3% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.9% | 28.8% | 28.9% | 5 |
| 1980s | 30.8% | 28.9% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.3% | 35.6% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.1% | 46.7% | 54.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.8% | 56.6% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 66.4% | 69.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 69.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 1975.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 79th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 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