Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 60.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) recorded 60.9% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 60.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 1978.
That places WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 113th 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 47 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 37.5% | — |
| 1979 | 37.6% | +0.3% |
| 1980 | 37.7% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 37.9% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 38.0% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 38.2% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 38.4% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 38.6% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 39.2% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 39.5% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 40.3% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 40.6% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 40.9% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 41.2% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 41.4% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 41.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 42.0% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 42.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 43.2% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 43.9% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 45.4% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 46.0% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 45.3% | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 45.8% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 46.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 46.9% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 47.3% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 47.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 48.0% | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 49.8% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 50.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 50.2% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 50.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 49.8% | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 50.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 51.0% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 52.3% | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 54.5% | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 54.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 57.6% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 58.7% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 59.8% | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 60.9% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.5% | 37.5% | 37.6% | 2 |
| 1980s | 38.8% | 37.7% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.8% | 40.9% | 46.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.6% | 45.3% | 50.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.7% | 49.8% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.6% | 58.1% | 60.9% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 60.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 1978.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 113th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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