Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 40.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1988–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) stood at 40.8%. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 40.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.1%, in 1988.
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 195th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 28.1% | — |
| 1989 | 28.3% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 28.4% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 28.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 28.3% | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 28.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 28.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 28.6% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 29.0% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 29.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 29.9% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 31.1% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 31.5% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 30.4% | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 31.0% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 31.5% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 33.4% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 31.7% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 33.6% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 34.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 34.6% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 36.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 36.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 38.0% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 39.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 39.8% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 40.8% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.2% | 28.1% | 28.3% | 2 |
| 1990s | 29.0% | 28.3% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.3% | 30.4% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.7% | 34.2% | 40.8% | 10 |
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.80 million (2021)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.4% (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 8.72 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.47 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 21.91 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 9.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 9.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 40.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.1% in 1988.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 195th out of 200 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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