Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 87.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) recorded 87.0% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 87.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 1974.
That places ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 54th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 62.1% | — |
| 1975 | 62.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 62.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 62.1% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 62.2% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 62.2% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 62.2% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 62.9% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 63.6% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 64.3% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 65.0% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 65.5% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 66.1% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 66.6% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 67.4% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 67.9% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 68.2% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 68.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 68.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 69.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 69.7% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 70.2% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 71.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 72.2% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 72.7% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 73.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 73.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 74.2% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 75.6% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 75.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 78.0% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 79.3% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 80.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 82.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 83.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 87.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.1% | 62.1% | 62.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 65.2% | 62.2% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.1% | 68.2% | 72.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.3% | 73.1% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 78.0% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.9% | 84.8% | 87.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- 51 Tanzania, United Republic of 70.6% compare
- 52 Honduras 69.4% compare
- 53 Oman 68.6% compare
- 54 South Africa 67.6% compare
- 55 Malawi 66.1% compare
- 56 Namibia 65.7% compare
- 57 Iran, Islamic Republic of 64.1% compare
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 87.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 1974.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 54th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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