Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 61.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 61.4%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 61.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.7%, in 1975.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 111th 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: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 23.7% | — |
| 1976 | 23.7% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 24.1% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 24.5% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 24.8% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 25.2% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 25.5% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 25.9% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 25.0% | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 25.2% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 25.3% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 25.5% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 26.1% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 26.6% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 27.1% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 28.7% | +5.9% |
| 1991 | 28.8% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 29.2% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 29.5% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 29.9% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 30.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 30.6% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 31.3% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 32.1% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 32.8% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 33.5% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 34.5% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 35.5% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 43.5% | +22.5% |
| 2004 | 44.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 44.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 38.0% | -14.4% |
| 2007 | 39.1% | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 43.2% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 44.7% | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 47.3% | +5.9% |
| 2012 | 46.5% | -1.7% |
| 2013 | 50.9% | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 51.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 53.3% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 52.3% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 53.9% | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 55.1% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 56.1% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 57.5% | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 59.6% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 61.4% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.2% | 23.7% | 24.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 25.7% | 25.0% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.3% | 28.7% | 32.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 33.5% | 44.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.1% | 44.7% | 56.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.5% | 57.5% | 61.4% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 61.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 61.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.7% in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 111th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme 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