Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 58.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 58.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 58.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 1975.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 129th 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 50 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 27.2% | — |
| 1976 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 27.4% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 27.4% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 27.6% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 27.6% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 27.8% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 27.9% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 28.4% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 28.4% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 28.5% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 28.6% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 29.0% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 30.4% | +4.7% |
| 1989 | 30.9% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 32.1% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 32.3% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 32.6% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 32.9% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 33.0% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 33.0% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 33.2% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 33.5% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 35.5% | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 35.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 35.9% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 36.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 37.9% | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 37.9% | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38.5% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 39.6% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 40.2% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 41.6% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 42.0% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | -1.4% |
| 2012 | 40.4% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 41.7% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +6.5% |
| 2016 | 48.8% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 47.7% | -2.2% |
| 2018 | 50.9% | +6.6% |
| 2019 | 52.6% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 53.4% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 54.5% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 56.7% | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 58.3% | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.4% | 27.2% | 27.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 28.8% | 27.6% | 30.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.4% | 32.1% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.2% | 35.9% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.3% | 40.4% | 52.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.1% | 53.4% | 58.3% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 58.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 1975.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 129th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding 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