Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 58.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) is 58.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 58.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 1983.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 134th 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 46 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 26.9% | — |
| 1980 | 27.2% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 27.4% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 27.8% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 26.1% | -5.8% |
| 1984 | 26.3% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 26.5% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 26.8% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 27.2% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 27.7% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 28.2% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 28.6% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 28.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 29.2% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 29.6% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 29.9% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 30.4% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 31.1% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 31.9% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 32.8% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 33.5% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 34.1% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 35.0% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 44.9% | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 45.5% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 46.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | -18.5% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 43.0% | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 44.1% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 47.8% | +8.2% |
| 2012 | 45.8% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | +11.0% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 51.4% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 52.7% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 53.5% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 54.2% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 55.5% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 56.4% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 57.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 57.6% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 58.2% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.9% | 26.9% | 26.9% | 1 |
| 1980s | 27.1% | 26.1% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.6% | 28.6% | 33.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 34.1% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.5% | 44.1% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 55.5% | 58.2% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 840,626 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 58.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 1983.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 134th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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