Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 54.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) is 54.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 40 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 54.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 1985.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 168th of 200 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 27.0% | — |
| 1986 | 27.2% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 27.6% | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 28.1% | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 28.5% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 28.8% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 29.3% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 29.6% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 29.9% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 30.2% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 30.6% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 31.2% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 32.2% | +3.1% |
| 1998 | 33.6% | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 34.5% | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 35.6% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 36.4% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 36.5% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 37.1% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 37.8% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 38.2% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 38.4% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 40.3% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 42.9% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 43.6% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 43.9% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 45.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 46.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 46.5% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 46.3% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 51.4% | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 51.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 52.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 52.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 53.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 53.8% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 54.2% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 27.7% | 27.0% | 28.5% | 5 |
| 1990s | 31.0% | 28.8% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.7% | 35.6% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 43.9% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.3% | 52.3% | 54.2% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 54.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 54.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 1985.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 168th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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