Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 62.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
62.5%
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
108th
of 200 groups
All-time high
65.0%
in 2005
All-time low
31.5%
in 1983
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 62.5%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 65.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 31.5%, in 1983.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 108th 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 55 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.9% | — |
| 1971 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 32.5% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 33.1% | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 33.6% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 34.1% | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 34.7% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 35.3% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 31.5% | -10.8% |
| 1984 | 31.7% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 32.0% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 32.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 33.0% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 33.7% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 34.4% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 35.0% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 35.8% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 36.4% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 36.6% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 37.0% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 37.5% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 38.3% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 39.0% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 39.7% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 40.5% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 41.5% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 42.5% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 43.7% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 63.8% | +45.9% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 65.0% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 45.3% | -30.3% |
| 2007 | 46.9% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 48.5% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 55.3% | +14.0% |
| 2010 | 56.6% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 57.6% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 51.8% | -10.1% |
| 2013 | 61.7% | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 63.6% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 56.9% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 57.7% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 58.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 58.9% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 59.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 60.8% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 61.6% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.2% | 31.9% | 33.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.3% | 31.5% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.6% | 35.0% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.7% | 41.5% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 51.8% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.8% | 59.1% | 62.5% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 841,950 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 62.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.5% in 1983.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 108th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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