Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 60.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
60.5%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
114th
of 200 groups
All-time high
60.9%
in 2020
All-time low
35.1%
in 1982
Years of data
43
1982–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) stood at 60.5%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 60.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 1982.
That places ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 114th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 35.1% | — |
| 1983 | 35.3% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 35.6% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 35.8% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 36.0% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 36.2% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 36.8% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 36.8% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 37.1% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 35.5% | -4.1% |
| 1992 | 36.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 36.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 36.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 36.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 37.2% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 38.2% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 39.5% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 40.2% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 40.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 41.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 42.5% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 43.4% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 45.1% | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 52.6% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 52.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 53.9% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 54.7% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 57.7% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 56.5% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 57.4% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 60.6% | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 60.9% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 59.2% | -2.8% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 60.1% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 60.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.0% | 35.1% | 36.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 37.3% | 35.5% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 40.9% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 52.8% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 59.2% | 60.9% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 60.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 1982.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 114th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 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