Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 90.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 90.7% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 90.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.7%, in 1974.
That places GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 49th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 59.7% | — |
| 1975 | 60.0% | +0.5% |
| 1976 | 60.3% | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 60.6% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 60.9% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 61.1% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 61.4% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 61.8% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 62.1% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 62.4% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 63.0% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 64.4% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 72.0% | +11.8% |
| 1988 | 72.1% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 72.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 72.3% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 72.3% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 72.4% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 73.6% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 74.0% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 75.2% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 75.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 74.7% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 72.0% | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 72.9% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 73.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 76.1% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 77.7% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 84.5% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 80.5% | -5.2% |
| 2009 | 82.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 80.3% | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 83.3% | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 84.0% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 85.5% | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 85.9% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 86.7% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 88.8% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 89.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 89.8% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 90.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 60.4% | 59.7% | 61.1% | 6 |
| 1980s | 65.4% | 61.4% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 72.3% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.2% | 72.0% | 84.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.7% | 80.3% | 87.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.8% | 88.8% | 90.7% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.97 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 90.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.7% in 1974.
- How does GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 49th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: East Asia & Pacific Wb Fy24, December 2024 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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