Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 81.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
81.9%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
75th
of 200 groups
All-time high
81.9%
in 2024
All-time low
49.5%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 81.9%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 81.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 1975.
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 75th 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 49.5% | — |
| 1976 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 49.6% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 49.7% | -0.0% |
| 1980 | 49.7% | +0.1% |
| 1981 | 50.0% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 50.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 50.3% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 50.6% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 50.8% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 51.0% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 52.0% | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 57.6% | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 57.9% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 58.2% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 58.3% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 58.4% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 58.6% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 58.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 58.8% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 59.2% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | +9.8% |
| 1998 | 67.3% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 67.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 67.6% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 67.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 68.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 68.8% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 69.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 69.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 69.9% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 72.3% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 72.5% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 73.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 74.4% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 76.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.5% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 79.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 80.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 81.5% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.6% | 49.5% | 49.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 52.0% | 49.7% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 61.0% | 58.2% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.8% | 67.6% | 73.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.3% | 74.4% | 80.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 80.1% | 81.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 305.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2528 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 78.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 589.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 283.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4208 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 247.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 81.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 1975.
- How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 75th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: 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