Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 54.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), 1984–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) is 54.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) peaked at 54.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 32.2%, in 1984.
ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 162nd of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 32.2% | — |
| 1985 | 32.3% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 32.4% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 32.8% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 33.2% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 33.4% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 33.8% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 33.1% | -2.0% |
| 1992 | 33.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 33.7% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 34.1% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 35.1% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 36.1% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 37.5% | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 38.6% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 37.6% | -2.5% |
| 2001 | 38.4% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 38.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 39.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 40.6% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 41.3% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 41.9% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 42.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 44.2% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 45.7% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 46.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 46.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 47.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 48.4% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 48.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 49.7% | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 51.6% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 53.6% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 54.0% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 53.2% | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 53.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 54.0% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 54.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.7% | 32.2% | 33.4% | 6 |
| 1990s | 35.0% | 33.1% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.0% | 37.6% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 45.6% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.9% | 53.2% | 54.4% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.89 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 42.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.52 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.51 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) was 54.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.2% in 1984.
- How does ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) ranks 162nd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sub-saharan Africa (unsdcode:98126) 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