Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 57.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
57.7%
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
139th
of 200 groups
All-time high
59.0%
in 2018
All-time low
33.5%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 57.7%.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 59.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 33.5%, in 1975.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 139th 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 in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 33.5% | — |
| 1976 | 33.5% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 33.5% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 33.5% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 33.5% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 33.5% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 33.5% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 33.5% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 33.6% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 33.6% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 33.6% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 34.7% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 38.6% | +11.1% |
| 1989 | 39.1% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 39.5% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 39.8% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 39.7% | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 39.5% | -0.4% |
| 1994 | 39.3% | -0.6% |
| 1995 | 39.2% | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 39.4% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 39.9% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | +19.9% |
| 1999 | 48.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 48.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 48.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 49.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 49.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 49.3% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 48.2% | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 49.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 49.8% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 53.2% | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 53.4% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 53.3% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 53.8% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 54.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 57.4% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 59.0% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 55.3% | -6.3% |
| 2020 | 55.6% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 57.3% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 57.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.5% | 33.5% | 33.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 34.7% | 33.5% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 39.2% | 48.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.0% | 48.2% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.2% | 53.2% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 55.6% | 57.7% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 57.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.5% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 139th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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