Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 81.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 81.3%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 81.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 1975.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 76th 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 UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 50.0% | — |
| 1976 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 50.1% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 50.2% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 50.2% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 50.4% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 50.6% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 51.1% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 51.5% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 52.4% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 57.6% | +9.8% |
| 1989 | 57.9% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 58.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 58.4% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 58.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 58.6% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 58.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 59.1% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | +9.1% |
| 1998 | 66.7% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 67.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 67.3% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 67.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 68.3% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 68.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 68.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 69.4% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 72.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 73.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 75.6% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 76.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 77.8% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 78.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 79.4% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 79.0% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 79.5% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 80.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 81.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.1% | 50.0% | 50.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 52.4% | 50.2% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.8% | 58.2% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.4% | 67.1% | 72.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.7% | 73.8% | 79.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.5% | 79.5% | 81.3% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 81.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 81.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 76th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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