Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 67.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 2003–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 67.8%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 67.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2003.
That places GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 103rd 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 22 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 51.5% | — |
| 2004 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 53.4% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 54.4% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 55.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 57.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 58.4% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 52.4% | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 53.9% | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 55.3% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 59.6% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 61.0% | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 62.3% | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 63.7% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 65.2% | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 67.8% | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.5% | 51.5% | 56.3% | 7 |
| 2010s | 57.2% | 52.4% | 61.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.1% | 62.3% | 67.8% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 44,742 (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 0 (2013)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 15,673 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4,930 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 15,242 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31,146 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 91,199 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5,370 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 67.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 67.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2003.
- How does GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 103rd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: High Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: High Income 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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February 2026 Data Release