Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 63.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 63.2%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 63.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 1975.
That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 106th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 39.7% | — |
| 1976 | 39.8% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 39.9% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 40.0% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 40.1% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 40.1% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 40.2% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 40.4% | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 40.3% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 40.4% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 40.5% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 40.8% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 41.9% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 44.7% | +6.6% |
| 1989 | 45.1% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 45.6% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 45.9% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 46.0% | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 46.1% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 46.4% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 47.0% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 52.4% | +11.5% |
| 1999 | 52.6% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 52.4% | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 52.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 53.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 54.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 54.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 53.8% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 53.9% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 54.3% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 55.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 57.4% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 58.4% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 58.8% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 59.7% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 61.2% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 62.6% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 60.4% | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 61.0% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 61.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 62.3% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 62.7% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.9% | 39.7% | 40.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 41.5% | 40.1% | 45.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.4% | 45.6% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.9% | 52.4% | 55.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.4% | 57.2% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.2% | 61.0% | 63.2% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 63.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 63.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 106th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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