Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Central Asia
SDG: Central Asia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 99.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.5%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
8th
of 200 groups
All-time high
99.6%
in 2022
All-time low
89.4%
in 1988
Years of data
37
1988–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Central Asia, 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Central Asia recorded 99.5% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Central Asia peaked at 99.6% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 89.4%, in 1988.
That places SDG: Central Asia 8th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 89.4% | — |
| 1989 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 90.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 90.7% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 91.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 91.7% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 92.1% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 92.5% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 94.3% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 96.6% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 89.6% | 89.4% | 89.8% | 2 |
| 1990s | 92.8% | 90.2% | 95.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 95.7% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central Asia
More education data for SDG: Central Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Central Asia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Central Asia was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.4% in 1988.
- How does SDG: Central Asia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- SDG: Central Asia ranks 8th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in SDG: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central 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