Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 54.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) is 54.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) peaked at 54.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.0%, in 1976.
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 165th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 17.0% | — |
| 1977 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 17.0% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 17.2% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 17.4% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 17.8% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 18.1% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 18.5% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 19.0% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 19.4% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 19.9% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 19.4% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 19.9% | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 20.4% | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 20.9% | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 21.7% | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 22.4% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 23.2% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 24.0% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 24.6% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 25.0% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 27.8% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 28.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 28.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 29.1% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 30.5% | +4.8% |
| 2009 | 31.4% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 32.4% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 39.5% | +21.8% |
| 2012 | 40.3% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 41.9% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 44.1% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 47.5% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 50.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 51.0% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 52.1% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 53.0% | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.0% | 17.0% | 17.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 17.8% | 17.0% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.6% | 19.4% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.0% | 25.0% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.3% | 32.4% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 51.0% | 54.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 631,770 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 6.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) was 54.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.0% in 1976.
- How does ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 165th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 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