Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 55.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 55.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 55.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.1%, in 1975.
That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 151st out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 29.1% | — |
| 1976 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 29.1% | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 29.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 29.3% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 29.4% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 29.5% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 29.6% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 30.0% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 31.5% | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 31.9% | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 32.4% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 32.7% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 33.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 33.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 33.4% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 33.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 33.8% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 34.1% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 36.4% | +6.7% |
| 1999 | 36.5% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 36.6% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 36.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 37.0% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 37.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38.3% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 39.2% | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 40.1% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | -4.8% |
| 2013 | 39.9% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 40.4% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 45.6% | -4.1% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +7.3% |
| 2019 | 50.6% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 54.2% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 54.8% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 55.4% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.1% | 29.1% | 29.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 29.9% | 29.1% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.9% | 32.4% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.3% | 36.6% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.7% | 38.8% | 50.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.5% | 51.1% | 55.4% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 55.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 55.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.1% in 1975.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 151st out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia 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