Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 82.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
82.5%
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
53rd
of 201 groups
All-time high
82.5%
in 2024
All-time low
28.0%
in 1979
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 82.5% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 82.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.0%, in 1979.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 53rd 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 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 28.1% | — |
| 1975 | 28.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 28.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 28.2% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 28.2% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 28.0% | -0.7% |
| 1980 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 28.3% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 28.5% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 28.8% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 29.2% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 29.4% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 29.6% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 30.6% | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 35.8% | +16.9% |
| 1989 | 36.1% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 36.3% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 36.3% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 36.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 36.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 36.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 50.4% | +36.9% |
| 1998 | 50.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 50.5% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 50.5% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 50.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 50.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 51.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 51.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | +13.6% |
| 2008 | 61.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 68.7% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 70.9% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 71.3% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 72.9% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 75.5% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 76.9% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 78.2% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 80.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 81.7% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 82.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.1% | 28.0% | 28.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 30.4% | 28.0% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.7% | 36.3% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.5% | 50.5% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.4% | 65.0% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.8% | 79.2% | 82.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- 50 Namibia 54.9% compare
- 51 Oman 49.1% compare
- 52 Guatemala 45.5% compare
- 53 Sao Tome and Principe 43.3% compare
- 54 Cameroon 43.1% compare
- 55 Tanzania, United Republic of 40.3% compare
- 56 Iran, Islamic Republic of 37.1% compare
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 82.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 82.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.0% in 1979.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 53rd out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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