Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 60.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 60.2%. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 60.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 1983.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 118th 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 47 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 27.3% | — |
| 1979 | 27.6% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 27.9% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 28.1% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 28.5% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 26.6% | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 26.8% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 27.1% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 27.3% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 27.9% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 28.4% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 28.9% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 29.4% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 29.5% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 30.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 30.4% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 30.8% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 31.4% | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 32.2% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 33.0% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 34.1% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 34.9% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 35.7% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 36.8% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 37.9% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | +27.8% |
| 2004 | 49.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 49.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | -20.9% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +9.2% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 50.3% | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 47.7% | -5.1% |
| 2013 | 53.4% | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 53.8% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 55.4% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 52.9% | -4.5% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 54.7% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 55.6% | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 57.0% | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 58.0% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 58.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 59.5% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 60.2% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.4% | 27.3% | 27.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.8% | 26.6% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.6% | 29.4% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 35.7% | 49.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.4% | 46.2% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.7% | 57.0% | 60.2% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3069 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.6186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 60.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 1983.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 118th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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