Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 47.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) stood at 47.5%. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 47.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 1982.
That places ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 189th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 23.1% | — |
| 1983 | 23.2% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 23.6% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 23.8% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 23.9% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 24.2% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 24.9% | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 25.3% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 25.6% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 26.2% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 26.6% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 26.9% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 27.4% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 27.8% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 28.4% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 29.2% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 30.3% | +4.0% |
| 1999 | 31.0% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 31.5% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 32.1% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 32.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 33.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | +7.2% |
| 2008 | 39.7% | +10.9% |
| 2009 | 40.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 41.1% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 39.8% | -3.1% |
| 2013 | 40.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.3% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 44.3% | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 44.8% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 45.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 45.2% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 45.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 46.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 47.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 47.5% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.0% | 23.1% | 25.3% | 8 |
| 1990s | 27.9% | 25.6% | 31.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.2% | 31.5% | 40.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.1% | 39.8% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.4% | 45.2% | 47.5% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 878,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 47.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 1982.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 189th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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