Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: World
UNICEF: World: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 84.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
84.9%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
69th
of 200 groups
All-time high
84.9%
in 2024
All-time low
62.6%
in 1979
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: World, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: World is 84.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: World peaked at 84.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 62.6%, in 1979.
UNICEF: World ranks 69th of 200 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: World, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 62.6% | — |
| 1980 | 62.6% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 62.8% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 63.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 63.2% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 63.4% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 63.6% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 64.6% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 68.0% | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 68.3% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 68.5% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 68.6% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 68.6% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 68.9% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 72.5% | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 74.1% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 74.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 74.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 74.2% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 75.9% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 77.6% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 77.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 80.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 80.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 81.8% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 82.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 83.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 83.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 83.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 84.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 84.9% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 62.6% | 62.6% | 62.6% | 1 |
| 1980s | 64.3% | 62.6% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 70.1% | 68.5% | 74.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.8% | 74.0% | 78.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.6% | 79.3% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.4% | 83.7% | 84.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: World
- 66 Rwanda 58.3% compare
- 67 Bangladesh 57.7% compare
- 68 Mozambique 52.5% compare
- 69 Mauritania 52.2% compare
- 70 Togo 52.0% compare
- 71 Lesotho 52.0% compare
- 72 Egypt 51.7% compare
More education data for UNICEF: World
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 336.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 314.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5772 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 404.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 651.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 206.38 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.04 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: World?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in UNICEF: World was 84.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The highest recorded value was 84.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.6% in 1979.
- How does UNICEF: World rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- UNICEF: World ranks 69th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in UNICEF: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: World 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