Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Northern Africa
SDG: Northern Africa: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 51.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Northern Africa, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Northern Africa stood at 51.9%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Northern Africa peaked at 51.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 1983.
That places SDG: Northern Africa 180th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 25.1% | — |
| 1975 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 25.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 25.5% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 25.9% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 26.3% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 26.6% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 26.9% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 27.1% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 24.4% | -10.1% |
| 1984 | 24.5% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 24.7% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 24.8% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 25.4% | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 26.0% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 26.5% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 27.1% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 27.1% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 27.5% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 27.6% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 27.9% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 28.3% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 29.0% | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 29.7% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 30.4% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 31.1% | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 31.7% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 32.6% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 33.2% | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 45.6% | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 46.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 32.8% | -29.0% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 34.6% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 39.0% | +12.5% |
| 2010 | 39.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 44.1% | +10.6% |
| 2012 | 40.0% | -9.2% |
| 2013 | 47.0% | +17.5% |
| 2014 | 47.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 48.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 43.8% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 45.3% | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 46.5% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 47.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 48.4% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 49.3% | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 50.2% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 51.1% | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 51.9% | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.5% | 25.1% | 26.3% | 6 |
| 1980s | 25.7% | 24.4% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.6% | 27.1% | 31.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.5% | 31.7% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.0% | 39.8% | 48.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.2% | 48.4% | 51.9% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in SDG: Northern Africa was 51.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 1983.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa ranks 180th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa 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