Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 91.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Saudi Arabia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 91.9% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
That represents a change of up 41.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Saudi Arabia peaked at 91.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 1992.
Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 87 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 20.9% | — |
| 2000 | 31.9% | +52.4% |
| 2004 | 39.2% | +23.1% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +65.7% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | +18.4% |
| 2020 | 91.3% | +18.7% |
| 2024 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.9% | 20.9% | 20.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 35.5% | 31.9% | 39.2% | 2 |
| 2010s | 70.9% | 65.0% | 76.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 91.6% | 91.3% | 91.9% | 2 |
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More education data for Saudi Arabia
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,900 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 215,559 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 214,840 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.36 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 3.45 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0976 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Saudi Arabia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Saudi Arabia was 91.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 1992.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 25th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release