Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 58.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UIS: Arab States, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UIS: Arab States is 58.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UIS: Arab States peaked at 58.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.8%, in 1983.
That places UIS: Arab States 128th 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 47 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 26.3% | — |
| 1979 | 26.6% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 26.8% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 27.1% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 27.4% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 25.8% | -6.1% |
| 1984 | 25.9% | +0.7% |
| 1985 | 26.1% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 26.4% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 26.9% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 27.4% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 27.8% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 28.3% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 28.5% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 29.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 29.3% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 29.7% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 30.2% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 30.9% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 31.7% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 32.6% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 33.3% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 33.9% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 34.9% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 35.8% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 45.0% | +25.7% |
| 2004 | 45.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | -18.9% |
| 2007 | 38.4% | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 39.8% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 44.3% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 48.0% | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 46.1% | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 51.2% | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 51.9% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 53.6% | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 51.8% | -3.4% |
| 2017 | 53.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 53.9% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 54.6% | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 56.8% | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 57.4% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 58.0% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 58.6% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.4% | 26.3% | 26.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 26.8% | 25.8% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.4% | 28.3% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.0% | 33.9% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.8% | 44.3% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 55.9% | 58.6% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UIS: Arab States?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UIS: Arab States was 58.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 58.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.8% in 1983.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 128th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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