Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: World
WB: World: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 74.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: World, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: World is 74.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: World peaked at 74.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.6%, in 1982.
That places WB: World 66th 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 43 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 47.6% | — |
| 1983 | 47.8% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 48.3% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 48.6% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 49.4% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 51.7% | +4.8% |
| 1989 | 52.0% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 52.3% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 52.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 52.7% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 52.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 52.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 53.1% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 58.0% | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 59.0% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 59.0% | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 58.8% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 58.6% | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 58.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 59.0% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 59.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 59.1% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 63.0% | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 63.3% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 64.4% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 65.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 67.1% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 67.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 68.6% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 69.0% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 69.9% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 71.2% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 72.4% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 74.1% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.2% | 47.6% | 52.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 54.5% | 52.3% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.4% | 58.6% | 64.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.0% | 65.8% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.0% | 73.0% | 74.9% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: World
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4213 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3118 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 268.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 139.06 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: World?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: World was 74.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: World?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.6% in 1982.
- How does WB: World rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- WB: World ranks 66th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in WB: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: World 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