Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 79.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
82nd
of 200 groups
All-time high
79.7%
in 2021
All-time low
68.8%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNESCO: Sids, 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNESCO: Sids stood at 79.4%.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 79.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 68.8%, in 1990.
That places UNESCO: Sids 82nd 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 35 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 68.8% | — |
| 1991 | 69.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 69.7% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 70.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 71.8% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 72.5% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 72.9% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 73.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 73.9% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 74.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 74.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 74.8% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 76.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 77.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 78.2% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 78.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 79.2% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 79.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 79.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 79.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.0% | 68.8% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.0% | 73.9% | 75.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.1% | 76.0% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.5% | 79.2% | 79.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNESCO: Sids
- 79 Guinea 33.8% compare
- 80 Côte d'Ivoire 29.4% compare
- 81 Ethiopia 27.4% compare
- 82 Niger 26.1% compare
- 83 Afghanistan 25.4% compare
- 84 Mali 19.9% compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 19.9% compare
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 397,920 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.8282 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0711 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNESCO: Sids?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNESCO: Sids was 79.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.8% in 1990.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 82nd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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