Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 56.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa recorded 56.7% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa peaked at 57.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1991.
That places UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 142nd 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 42 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 37.7% | — |
| 1984 | 37.9% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 38.2% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 38.4% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 38.7% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 39.0% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 39.0% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 39.3% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 37.5% | -4.5% |
| 1992 | 37.8% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 38.0% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 38.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 38.7% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 39.2% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 40.0% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 41.1% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 42.1% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 42.6% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 43.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 43.9% | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 46.2% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 46.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 47.6% | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 52.4% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 51.6% | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 51.5% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 52.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 52.9% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 53.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 54.2% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 52.3% | -3.6% |
| 2018 | 53.0% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 55.3% | -3.4% |
| 2022 | 55.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 56.3% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 56.7% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 38.4% | 37.7% | 39.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 39.2% | 37.5% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 42.6% | 52.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.9% | 51.5% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.3% | 55.3% | 57.2% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.77 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.30 million (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 8.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa was 56.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 57.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1991.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa ranks 142nd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern and Southern Africa 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