Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 62.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) is 62.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 62.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 1975.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 110th of 200 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 36.6% | — |
| 1976 | 36.7% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 36.8% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 36.9% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 37.0% | +0.2% |
| 1980 | 37.0% | +0.2% |
| 1981 | 37.1% | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 37.3% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 37.2% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 37.3% | +0.3% |
| 1985 | 37.4% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 37.7% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 38.9% | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 42.0% | +7.8% |
| 1989 | 42.4% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 42.8% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 43.1% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 43.1% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 43.4% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 43.4% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 43.6% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 44.0% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 44.7% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 50.7% | +13.5% |
| 1999 | 50.9% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 50.7% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 51.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 51.5% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 53.1% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 53.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 52.6% | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 52.0% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 52.1% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 53.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | +4.7% |
| 2011 | 56.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 56.3% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 57.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 58.8% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 59.8% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 60.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | -4.0% |
| 2020 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 60.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 61.7% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 62.1% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.8% | 36.6% | 37.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 38.4% | 37.0% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.0% | 42.8% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.2% | 50.7% | 53.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.4% | 55.9% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.1% | 59.9% | 62.1% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.2969 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 62.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 1975.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 110th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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