Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 72.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) recorded 72.9% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 72.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.1%, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 92nd 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 54 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 36.1% | — |
| 1972 | 36.1% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 36.1% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 36.1% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 36.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 36.5% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 36.9% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 37.4% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 36.8% | -1.7% |
| 1980 | 36.9% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 37.5% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 38.0% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 38.9% | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 40.6% | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 40.6% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 41.1% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 41.9% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 42.8% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 43.9% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 45.0% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 45.4% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 45.9% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 46.5% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 46.8% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 47.0% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 47.6% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 47.9% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 48.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 51.3% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 51.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 54.0% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 54.5% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 55.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 57.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 57.8% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 60.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 61.9% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 62.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 68.1% | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 69.2% | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 70.5% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 72.2% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 72.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.4% | 36.1% | 37.4% | 9 |
| 1980s | 40.2% | 36.9% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.9% | 45.0% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.7% | 51.0% | 57.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 57.6% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.3% | 69.2% | 72.9% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2355 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 72.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.1% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 92nd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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