Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)
UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 90.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) recorded 90.8% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) peaked at 90.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.7%, in 1974.
That places UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 44th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 58.7% | — |
| 1975 | 58.9% | +0.4% |
| 1976 | 59.1% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 59.4% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 59.6% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 59.8% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 60.0% | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 60.7% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 61.4% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 62.0% | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 62.6% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 63.2% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 64.5% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 70.6% | +9.5% |
| 1988 | 70.9% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 71.3% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 71.7% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 71.9% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 72.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 73.1% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 74.1% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 74.9% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 75.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 75.6% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 75.0% | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 73.1% | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 74.0% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 74.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 76.9% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 77.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 78.4% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 84.1% | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 81.2% | -4.0% |
| 2009 | 84.1% | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 82.8% | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 86.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 84.8% | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 83.3% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 86.0% | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 87.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 88.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 89.1% | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 89.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 90.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.2% | 58.7% | 59.8% | 6 |
| 1980s | 64.7% | 60.0% | 71.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.7% | 71.7% | 75.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 73.1% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.8% | 82.8% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.0% | 89.1% | 90.8% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) was 90.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.7% in 1974.
- How does UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) ranks 44th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Association of South East Asian Nations (asean) 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