Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 53.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Region 1, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Region 1 is 53.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 53.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.8%, in 1983.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 174th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 31.8% | — |
| 1984 | 31.9% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 32.0% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 32.2% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 32.6% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 33.0% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 33.2% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 33.6% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 34.1% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 34.5% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 34.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 35.0% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 35.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 36.1% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 36.7% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 37.6% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 38.6% | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 39.2% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 39.8% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 39.8% | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 48.5% | +22.0% |
| 2004 | 48.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 49.6% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 41.1% | -17.1% |
| 2007 | 42.8% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | +7.8% |
| 2009 | 48.7% | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 48.3% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 45.2% | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 49.6% | +9.8% |
| 2014 | 50.2% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 50.2% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | -5.4% |
| 2017 | 48.7% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 49.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 50.1% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 50.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 52.7% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 53.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.4% | 31.8% | 33.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 33.6% | 38.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.5% | 39.2% | 49.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.8% | 45.2% | 50.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 50.6% | 53.3% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Region 1?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Region 1 was 53.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.8% in 1983.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 174th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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