Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 47.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) stood at 47.8%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 47.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 1983.
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 188th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 25.4% | — |
| 1982 | 25.6% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 24.2% | -5.2% |
| 1984 | 24.4% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 24.5% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 24.5% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 25.0% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 25.8% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 26.2% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 26.7% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 26.9% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 27.3% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 27.5% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 27.9% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 28.2% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 28.9% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 29.7% | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 30.9% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 31.6% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 29.7% | -6.2% |
| 2001 | 30.6% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 38.1% | +21.6% |
| 2004 | 38.9% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 39.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 32.3% | -17.6% |
| 2007 | 31.8% | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 39.0% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 37.3% | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 41.2% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 42.1% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 39.9% | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 44.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 45.1% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 45.8% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 46.5% | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 47.8% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.1% | 24.2% | 26.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 26.7% | 31.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.0% | 29.7% | 39.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.6% | 36.2% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.5% | 45.1% | 47.8% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 25.62 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.25 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 48.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 23.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 22.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 47.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 1983.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 188th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 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