Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 90.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
90.7%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
45th
of 200 groups
All-time high
90.7%
in 2024
All-time low
58.6%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) recorded 90.7% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 90.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.6%, in 1974.
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 45th of 200 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 58.6% | — |
| 1975 | 58.9% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 59.3% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 59.7% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 59.9% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 60.6% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 61.3% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 62.0% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 62.6% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 63.1% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 64.5% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 70.5% | +9.4% |
| 1988 | 70.9% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 71.2% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 71.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 71.8% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 72.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 73.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 74.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 75.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 73.0% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 73.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 76.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 77.5% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 78.3% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 84.0% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 81.1% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 84.0% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 82.7% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 85.4% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 86.1% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 84.7% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 83.2% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 85.8% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 89.0% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 90.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.2% | 58.6% | 59.7% | 6 |
| 1980s | 64.7% | 59.9% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.7% | 71.6% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 73.0% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 82.7% | 87.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.9% | 89.0% | 90.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0787 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 90.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.6% in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 45th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 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