Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 52.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.0%
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
179th
of 200 groups
All-time high
52.0%
in 2024
All-time low
24.6%
in 1983
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) recorded 52.0% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 52.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 1983.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 179th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 25.3% | — |
| 1975 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 25.3% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 25.7% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 26.1% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 26.5% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 26.8% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 27.1% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 27.3% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 24.6% | -9.9% |
| 1984 | 24.7% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 24.9% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 25.0% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 25.6% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 26.2% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 26.7% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 27.2% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 27.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 27.7% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 27.8% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 28.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 28.5% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 29.2% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 29.8% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 31.3% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 31.8% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 32.7% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +37.0% |
| 2004 | 46.0% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 46.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | -28.8% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +12.3% |
| 2010 | 39.9% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 44.0% | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 40.1% | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +17.2% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | -9.0% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 49.4% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 50.3% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 52.0% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.7% | 25.3% | 26.5% | 6 |
| 1980s | 25.9% | 24.6% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.7% | 27.2% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 31.8% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 39.9% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 48.4% | 52.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 415,314 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 906,537 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 52.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 1983.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 179th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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