Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 46.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 46.2% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 46.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.7%, in 1987.
That places GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 190th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 38 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 25.7% | — |
| 1988 | 25.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 26.1% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 26.4% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 26.9% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 27.3% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 27.6% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 27.9% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 28.3% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 28.7% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 29.6% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 30.7% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 32.0% | +4.1% |
| 2000 | 32.9% | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 33.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 33.9% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 34.3% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 35.0% | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 35.6% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 37.6% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 39.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 39.9% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.8% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 41.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 41.1% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 41.9% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 43.5% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 44.0% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 44.1% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 44.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 44.9% | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 45.4% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 45.8% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 46.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.9% | 25.7% | 26.1% | 3 |
| 1990s | 28.5% | 26.4% | 32.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 32.9% | 39.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.6% | 39.0% | 44.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 45.3% | 44.3% | 46.2% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 46.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 46.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.7% in 1987.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 190th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Low 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