Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 59.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 is 59.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 59.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.4%, in 1983.
That places GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 124th 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 43 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 45.8% | — |
| 1983 | 45.4% | -1.0% |
| 1984 | 45.5% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 45.6% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 45.6% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 47.0% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 47.4% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 47.6% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 48.0% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 48.2% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 48.3% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 49.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 49.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 49.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 49.7% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 50.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 50.6% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 50.3% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 49.4% | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 49.9% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 50.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 54.3% | +8.3% |
| 2004 | 54.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 54.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 51.9% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 51.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 52.9% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 53.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 52.5% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 53.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 54.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 54.6% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 56.5% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 57.3% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 57.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 58.2% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 58.6% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 59.0% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.2% | 45.4% | 47.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 49.3% | 48.0% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 49.4% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 52.5% | 56.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.2% | 57.3% | 59.0% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 59.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 59.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.4% in 1983.
- How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 124th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) 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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February 2026 Data Release