Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 56.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 56.4% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 56.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 1973.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 143rd 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 52 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 21.2% | — |
| 1974 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 21.4% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 21.7% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 21.9% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 22.2% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 22.4% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 22.7% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 22.1% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 22.2% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 22.3% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 22.4% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 23.1% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 23.8% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 24.4% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 25.8% | +5.7% |
| 1991 | 26.1% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 26.7% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 27.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 27.5% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 27.7% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 28.2% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 28.7% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 29.3% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 29.9% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 30.5% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 38.3% | +19.4% |
| 2004 | 38.6% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 38.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 36.0% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 37.0% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 39.9% | +8.0% |
| 2010 | 40.9% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 41.7% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 42.1% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 44.7% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 45.2% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 46.8% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 46.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 46.2% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 49.1% | +6.2% |
| 2019 | 51.2% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 52.2% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 53.4% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 54.5% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 55.5% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 56.4% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.4% | 21.2% | 21.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 22.8% | 22.1% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.7% | 25.8% | 29.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.7% | 30.5% | 39.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 40.9% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 52.2% | 56.4% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 56.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 1973.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 143rd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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