Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 93.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
93.5%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
36th
of 200 groups
All-time high
93.5%
in 2024
All-time low
51.3%
in 1976
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific recorded 93.5% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific peaked at 93.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.3%, in 1976.
UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 36th of 200 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 51.3% | — |
| 1977 | 51.3% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 51.4% | +0.1% |
| 1980 | 51.5% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 51.7% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 52.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 52.2% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 52.4% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 52.6% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 52.9% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 54.5% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 63.5% | +16.4% |
| 1989 | 63.6% | +0.2% |
| 1990 | 63.7% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 64.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 64.2% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 64.3% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 64.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 75.3% | +16.3% |
| 1998 | 75.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 75.4% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 75.0% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 75.2% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 76.1% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 76.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 78.7% | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 82.8% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 82.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 84.2% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 84.5% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 85.7% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 86.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 87.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 88.5% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 89.2% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 90.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 91.9% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 93.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 93.5% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.4% | 51.3% | 51.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 54.7% | 51.5% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.5% | 63.7% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.4% | 75.0% | 84.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 84.5% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.7% | 91.9% | 93.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
More education data for UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 47.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 82.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 45.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific was 93.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.3% in 1976.
- How does UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific ranks 36th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 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