Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 93.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 93.4% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 93.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.3%, in 1986.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 40th of 200 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 22.3% | — |
| 1987 | 22.6% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 22.9% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 23.2% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 23.5% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 23.2% | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 24.0% | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 25.2% | +5.0% |
| 1994 | 26.2% | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 27.3% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 28.8% | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 30.5% | +5.7% |
| 1998 | 34.5% | +13.2% |
| 1999 | 34.7% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 34.9% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 36.7% | +5.1% |
| 2002 | 39.1% | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 42.7% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 44.5% | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 47.4% | +6.4% |
| 2007 | 49.5% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 53.6% | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 56.4% | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +16.8% |
| 2012 | 67.8% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 70.3% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 72.1% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 75.8% | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 79.1% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 81.2% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 82.5% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 84.3% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | +9.0% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 92.7% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 93.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 22.7% | 22.3% | 23.2% | 4 |
| 1990s | 27.8% | 23.2% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.2% | 34.9% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.5% | 56.4% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.6% | 91.8% | 93.4% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 93.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 93.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.3% in 1986.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 40th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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