Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 71.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia recorded 71.3% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 71.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 1975.
That places SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia 95th 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 50 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 36.9% | — |
| 1976 | 37.3% | +1.1% |
| 1977 | 37.9% | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 38.4% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 37.8% | -1.6% |
| 1980 | 37.9% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 38.6% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 39.3% | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 38.9% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 40.7% | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 40.8% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 41.4% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 42.1% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 42.8% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 43.9% | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 44.1% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 44.4% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 44.9% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 45.2% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 45.5% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 46.0% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 46.5% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 47.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 47.8% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 48.3% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 51.0% | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 52.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 58.0% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 58.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 59.7% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 54.0% | -9.5% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 56.0% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 61.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 66.3% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 67.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 68.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 69.4% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 70.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 70.8% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 71.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.7% | 36.9% | 38.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 40.6% | 37.9% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.0% | 44.1% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.4% | 51.0% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.2% | 59.3% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.5% | 69.4% | 71.3% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 71.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 71.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 1975.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 95th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and 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