Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in India
India: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 61.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in India, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in India is 61.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in India peaked at 65.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 34.6%, in 1981.
That places India 63rd out of 87 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in India, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 34.6% | — |
| 1991 | 41.2% | +19.2% |
| 2001 | 52.0% | +26.2% |
| 2006 | 51.5% | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 53.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | +7.5% |
| 2012 | 54.5% | -4.7% |
| 2018 | 54.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 57.8% | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 60.6% | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 57.6% | -4.8% |
| 2022 | 57.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 65.4% | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 61.3% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.6% | 34.6% | 34.6% | 1 |
| 1990s | 41.2% | 41.2% | 41.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 51.8% | 51.5% | 52.0% | 2 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 53.2% | 57.8% | 5 |
| 2020s | 60.5% | 57.6% | 65.4% | 5 |
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More education data for India
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 133.16 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2025)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.38 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.76 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.25 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 68.40 million (2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3178 % change on previous year (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.89 million (2025)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2585 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in India?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in India was 61.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 65.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.6% in 1981.
- How does India rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- India ranks 63rd out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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