Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%) (literacy male) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%) (literacy male) was 97.5% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 97.5%, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over five years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 97.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 94.5%, in 2003.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 24th out of 200 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%) (literacy male) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 94.5% | — |
| 2004 | 94.6% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.1% | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 94.8% | 94.5% | 95.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 97.1% | 97.1% | 97.1% | 1 |
| 2020s | 97.4% | 97.2% | 97.5% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 97.5% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.5% in 2003.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 24th out of 200 groups with data for 2022.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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