Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 60.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) stood at 60.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 60.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 1975.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 115th 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 33.2% | — |
| 1976 | 33.3% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 33.4% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 33.5% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 33.4% | -0.4% |
| 1980 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 33.5% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 33.6% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 33.8% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 34.2% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 34.2% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 34.3% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 35.4% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 39.0% | +10.2% |
| 1989 | 39.7% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 40.2% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 40.5% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 40.5% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 40.4% | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 40.3% | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 40.2% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 40.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 41.0% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 48.2% | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 48.5% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 49.4% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 49.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 49.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 50.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 50.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 50.7% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 54.5% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 54.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 56.1% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 57.3% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 58.9% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 59.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 60.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.4% | 33.2% | 33.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 35.1% | 33.4% | 39.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.0% | 40.2% | 48.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.1% | 49.4% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.0% | 54.5% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.4% | 58.1% | 60.4% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 60.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 115th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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