Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 61.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries stood at 61.1%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 61.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45.7%, in 1983.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 112th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 45.7% | — |
| 1984 | 45.9% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 46.1% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 46.2% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 46.7% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 47.6% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 48.0% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 48.4% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 48.7% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 48.9% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 49.2% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 49.5% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 49.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 50.5% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 50.7% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 51.3% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 51.9% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 52.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 52.4% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 52.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 52.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 54.5% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 54.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 56.2% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 55.2% | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 55.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 55.4% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 55.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 56.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 57.2% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 58.2% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 58.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 58.8% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 59.3% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 59.9% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 60.3% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 60.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 61.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 46.6% | 45.7% | 48.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 49.9% | 48.4% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.2% | 52.0% | 56.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.7% | 55.2% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.2% | 59.3% | 61.1% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.77 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 15.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 42.33 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 16.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 15.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 61.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 61.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.7% in 1983.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 112th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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