Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 38.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1985–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 38.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 38.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 22.8%, in 1986.
That places ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 198th out of 200 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 22.9% | — |
| 1986 | 22.8% | -0.0% |
| 1987 | 23.4% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 23.9% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 24.4% | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 25.0% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 25.5% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 26.0% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 26.5% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 26.9% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 27.4% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 28.1% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 29.1% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 30.9% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 26.6% | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 27.4% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 28.0% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 28.3% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 29.6% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | -7.7% |
| 2008 | 28.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 29.9% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 31.2% | +4.4% |
| 2012 | 32.3% | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 33.3% | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 34.1% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 35.1% | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 38.1% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 37.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 38.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.5% | 22.8% | 24.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 27.7% | 25.0% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.5% | 26.6% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.5% | 29.9% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.9% | 37.9% | 38.0% | 2 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 24.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 12.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.86 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.16 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 38.0% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.8% in 1986.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 198th out of 200 groups with data for 2021.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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