Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 58.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) stood at 58.0%. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 10.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) peaked at 58.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1988.
ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 137th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 33.5% | — |
| 1989 | 33.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 34.1% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 34.4% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 34.5% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 34.8% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 35.3% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 35.8% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 36.3% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 37.5% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 38.9% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 40.2% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 41.1% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 41.8% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 41.2% | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 42.0% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 42.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 43.9% | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 45.1% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +9.7% |
| 2009 | 51.1% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 51.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 52.3% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 51.4% | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 52.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 51.7% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 52.8% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 55.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 55.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 56.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 56.6% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 57.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 57.6% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 58.0% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.6% | 33.5% | 33.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 36.2% | 34.1% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.6% | 41.1% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 51.3% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 56.0% | 58.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.43 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.58 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.51 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9236 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 41.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) was 58.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1988.
- How does ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) ranks 137th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: East Africa (unsdcode:98102) 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