Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 38.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1994–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) stood at 38.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 38.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.4%, in 1994.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 197th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 31.4% | — |
| 1995 | 31.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 32.0% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 32.6% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 33.3% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 33.9% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 34.6% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 35.2% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 35.8% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 36.4% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 36.9% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 37.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 32.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 33.5% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 34.8% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 36.7% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 37.3% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 38.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.4% | 31.4% | 33.9% | 6 |
| 2000s | 34.6% | 32.1% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.8% | 33.2% | 38.3% | 10 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.35 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,344 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 442,505 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 591,400 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 38.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 38.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.4% in 1994.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 197th out of 200 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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