Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 97.6% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
97.6%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
20th
of 200 groups
All-time high
97.6%
in 2021
All-time low
96.3%
in 2003
Years of data
12
2003–2022
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) is 97.6%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 97.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 96.3%, in 2003.
That places ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 20th out of 200 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 96.3% | — |
| 2004 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 96.5% | 96.3% | 96.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 97.4% | 97.3% | 97.5% | 3 |
| 2020s | 97.6% | 97.5% | 97.6% | 3 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- 17 Maldives 95.2% compare
- 18 Palestine, State of 94.9% compare
- 19 Viet Nam 94.9% compare
- 20 Bahrain 94.4% compare
- 21 United Arab Emirates 94.0% compare
- 22 China 93.7% compare
- 23 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 93.3% compare
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.89 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 97.6% in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.3% in 2003.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 20th out of 200 groups with data for 2022.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 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