Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 56.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) is 56.2%, measured 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 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 56.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 1973.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 146th 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 (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 21.1% | — |
| 1974 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 21.3% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 21.6% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 21.9% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 22.1% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 22.3% | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 22.6% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 22.0% | -2.7% |
| 1984 | 22.1% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 22.2% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 22.4% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 23.0% | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 23.7% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 24.3% | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 25.7% | +5.8% |
| 1991 | 26.0% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 26.6% | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 27.1% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 27.4% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 27.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 28.1% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 28.6% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 29.2% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 29.8% | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 30.4% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 31.2% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 31.9% | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 38.2% | +19.5% |
| 2004 | 38.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 38.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 34.7% | -10.2% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 36.8% | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 39.8% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 41.5% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 41.9% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 44.5% | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 45.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 46.6% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 46.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 48.9% | +6.3% |
| 2019 | 51.0% | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 53.2% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 54.3% | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 55.3% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 56.2% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.3% | 21.1% | 21.9% | 7 |
| 1980s | 22.7% | 22.0% | 24.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.6% | 25.7% | 29.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.6% | 30.4% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.2% | 40.7% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.2% | 52.0% | 56.2% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 56.2% 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 1973.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 146th 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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