Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 37.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries is 37.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 37.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 1994.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 199th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 30.8% | — |
| 1995 | 30.9% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 31.5% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 32.1% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 32.8% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 33.5% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 34.2% | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 34.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 36.0% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 31.8% | -14.0% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 32.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 33.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 33.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 33.9% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 34.5% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 37.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 37.6% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 30.8% | 33.5% | 6 |
| 2000s | 34.3% | 31.8% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.0% | 32.8% | 37.6% | 10 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 37.6% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 37.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 1994.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 199th out of 200 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release