Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 52.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 52.8% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 52.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.0%, in 1985.
That places GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 176th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 29.0% | — |
| 1986 | 29.1% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 29.4% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 29.9% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 30.1% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 30.4% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 30.9% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 31.3% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 31.6% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 32.0% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 32.5% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 33.1% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 34.1% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 35.5% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 36.6% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 35.5% | -3.0% |
| 2001 | 36.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 37.3% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 38.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 39.4% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 39.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 41.8% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 42.7% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 43.7% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 44.0% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 44.9% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 45.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 45.7% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 46.7% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 50.5% | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 50.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 51.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 52.0% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 52.4% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 52.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 29.5% | 29.0% | 30.1% | 5 |
| 1990s | 32.8% | 30.4% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.6% | 35.5% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 42.6% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.0% | 51.1% | 52.8% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8454 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.38 million (2021)
All data for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 52.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 52.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.0% in 1985.
- How does GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 176th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Sub-saharan 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