Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 94.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Eastern Asia is 94.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 94.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.0%, in 1976.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 30th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 49.0% | — |
| 1977 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 1980 | 49.0% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 49.1% | +0.2% |
| 1982 | 49.3% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 49.4% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 49.5% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 49.6% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 49.8% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 50.3% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 61.5% | +22.2% |
| 1989 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 61.7% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 61.7% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 61.7% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 61.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 61.9% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 62.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 62.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 75.4% | +21.0% |
| 1998 | 75.4% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 75.5% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 75.5% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 75.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 76.3% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 76.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 77.7% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 82.6% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 83.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 84.4% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 86.0% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 86.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 88.4% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 89.3% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 90.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 91.2% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 91.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.0% | 49.0% | 49.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 51.9% | 49.0% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.0% | 61.7% | 75.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.4% | 75.5% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.8% | 85.0% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.7% | 92.8% | 94.4% | 5 |
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- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
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- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Eastern Asia was 94.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.0% in 1976.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 30th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern 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