Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%) (literacy male) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%) (literacy male) was 63.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 63.1% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 63.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 1975.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 107th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%) (literacy male) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 39.4% | — |
| 1976 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 39.4% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 39.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 39.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 39.6% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 39.8% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 40.0% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 40.2% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 40.4% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 40.5% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 42.4% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 42.6% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 42.8% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 43.1% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 43.2% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 43.2% | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 44.0% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 45.0% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 45.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 45.6% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 48.9% | +7.3% |
| 1999 | 49.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 49.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 49.2% | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 50.7% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 50.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 51.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 50.3% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 50.8% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 45.7% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 48.1% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 48.7% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 52.5% | +7.7% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | +10.9% |
| 2017 | 57.7% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 58.6% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 58.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 59.4% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 62.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 63.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.4% | 39.4% | 39.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 40.5% | 39.5% | 42.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 42.8% | 49.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.0% | 49.2% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 45.7% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 58.8% | 63.1% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 63.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 107th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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