Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 85.2% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), 1975–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) recorded 85.2% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2022. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) peaked at 85.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 66.7%, in 1975.
ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 64th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 66.7% | — |
| 1976 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 66.7% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 66.8% | +0.1% |
| 1982 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 67.0% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 69.8% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 70.1% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 70.5% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 70.8% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 71.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 71.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 72.5% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 73.1% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 73.7% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 74.4% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 75.0% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 75.5% | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 76.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 76.6% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 76.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 77.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 77.3% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 77.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 78.2% | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 78.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 79.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 79.9% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 80.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.0% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 84.2% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 84.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 85.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 66.7% | 66.7% | 66.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 68.2% | 66.7% | 70.5% | 8 |
| 1990s | 73.4% | 70.8% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 76.6% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.1% | 79.7% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.1% | 84.9% | 85.2% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
More education data for ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -5.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 111,160 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -4.47 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 178,898 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 67,085 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -4.84 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9448 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) was 85.2% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 1975.
- How does ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) ranks 64th out of 200 groups with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: Carribean (unsdcode:98301) 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