Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 56.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 56.1%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 60.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28.6%, in 1983.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 147th 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.4% | — |
| 1971 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 30.1% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 30.7% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 31.3% | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 31.9% | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 32.5% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 32.9% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 28.6% | -13.3% |
| 1984 | 28.6% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 28.8% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 28.9% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 29.7% | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 30.4% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 31.1% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 31.8% | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 32.5% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 33.1% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 33.3% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 33.7% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 34.5% | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 35.3% | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 36.1% | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 37.0% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 37.9% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 38.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 39.9% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 60.6% | +51.7% |
| 2004 | 60.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 60.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 39.5% | -35.0% |
| 2007 | 40.6% | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 48.2% | +16.3% |
| 2010 | 48.9% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 50.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 43.7% | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | +24.7% |
| 2014 | 56.3% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 48.4% | -14.7% |
| 2017 | 49.5% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 50.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 51.7% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 52.9% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 54.0% | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 55.1% | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 56.1% | +1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +51.7% | 39.9% | 60.6% |
| 2006 | -35.0% | 60.8% | 39.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.8% | 29.4% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.3% | 28.6% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.5% | 31.8% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.9% | 38.5% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 43.7% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.0% | 51.7% | 56.1% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 56.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8% in 2005.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.6% in 1983.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 147th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa 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