Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)

ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 51.2% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
51.2%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
184th
of 200 groups
All-time high
51.8%
in 2010
All-time low
48.0%
in 1995
Years of data
25
1994–2021

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1994–2021

02040601994200720211994: 48.1 %1995: 48 %1996: 48.1 %1997: 48.2 %1998: 48.4 %1999: 48.5 %2000: 48.6 %2001: 48.6 %2002: 48.5 %2003: 48.4 %2004: 48.5 %2005: 48.7 %2006: 49.2 %2007: 49.8 %2008: 50.5 %2009: 51.2 %2010: 51.8 %2011: 51.8 %2012: 51.8 %2013: 51.8 %2017: 51.3 %2018: 51.3 %2019: 51.3 %2020: 51.3 %2021: 51.2 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2021, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) stood at 51.2%.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) peaked at 51.8% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 1995.

ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 184th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.

Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), year by year

Annual values for Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%) in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427), 1994 to 2021.
Year % Change
1994 48.1%
1995 48.0% -0.2%
1996 48.1% +0.2%
1997 48.2% +0.2%
1998 48.4% +0.3%
1999 48.5% +0.3%
2000 48.6% +0.2%
2001 48.6% -0.1%
2002 48.5% -0.2%
2003 48.4% -0.2%
2004 48.5% +0.1%
2005 48.7% +0.4%
2006 49.2% +1.0%
2007 49.8% +1.3%
2008 50.5% +1.5%
2009 51.2% +1.3%
2010 51.8% +1.2%
2011 51.8% -0.0%
2012 51.8% +0.0%
2013 51.8% +0.0%
2017 51.3% -0.9%
2018 51.3% +0.0%
2019 51.3% +0.0%
2020 51.3% -0.1%
2021 51.2% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 48.2% 48.0% 48.5% 6
2000s 49.2% 48.4% 51.2% 10
2010s 51.6% 51.3% 51.8% 7
2020s 51.2% 51.2% 51.3% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) was 51.2% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
The highest recorded value was 51.8% in 2010.
What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 1995.
How does ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) ranks 184th out of 200 groups with data for 2021.
Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Pacific Island Developing Economies (pide) (unsdcode:98427) 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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Indicator
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
287 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release