Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 86.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in MDG: Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in MDG: Western Asia is 86.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 86.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.0%, in 1970.
That places MDG: Western Asia 61st 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 55 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.0% | — |
| 1971 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 33.0% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 33.9% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 34.6% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 35.4% | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 33.9% | -4.1% |
| 1980 | 34.0% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 35.1% | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 36.3% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 37.4% | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 40.9% | +9.3% |
| 1985 | 41.0% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 42.0% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 43.0% | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 44.0% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 45.6% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 45.7% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 46.6% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 47.3% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 48.2% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 49.0% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 49.9% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 50.9% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 51.9% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 53.1% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 54.0% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 59.8% | +10.7% |
| 2001 | 60.2% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 60.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 61.4% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 64.5% | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 65.1% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 66.5% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 67.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 68.7% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 70.6% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 73.8% | +4.7% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 78.0% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 80.0% | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 82.2% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 82.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 85.2% | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 86.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 86.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.6% | 33.0% | 35.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.9% | 34.0% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.7% | 45.7% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.7% | 59.8% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 70.6% | 84.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 85.2% | 86.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in MDG: Western Asia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in MDG: Western Asia was 86.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.0% in 1970.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 61st out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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