Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 69.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 69.2% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 69.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.4%, in 1976.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 102nd 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 49 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 47.4% | — |
| 1977 | 47.5% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 47.6% | +0.3% |
| 1979 | 47.7% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 47.9% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 48.0% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 48.0% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 48.2% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 48.4% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 48.8% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 51.2% | +4.9% |
| 1988 | 51.7% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 52.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 52.4% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 52.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 53.0% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 53.2% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 53.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 54.0% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 54.4% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 55.4% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 55.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 54.4% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 54.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 55.5% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 57.9% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 58.4% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 59.6% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 60.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 60.6% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 59.8% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 60.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 60.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 61.1% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 60.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 62.5% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 63.4% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 63.7% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 65.2% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 66.7% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 67.3% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 69.2% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.5% | 47.4% | 47.7% | 4 |
| 1980s | 49.2% | 47.9% | 52.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 53.6% | 52.2% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.9% | 54.4% | 60.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 59.8% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.0% | 66.7% | 69.2% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 69.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 69.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.4% in 1976.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 102nd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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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