Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Other Small States
WB: Other Small States: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 78.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Other Small States, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Other Small States recorded 78.5% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Other Small States peaked at 78.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.6%, in 1988.
That places WB: Other Small States 83rd 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 43 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Other Small States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 58.4% | — |
| 1983 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 59.0% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 59.2% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 59.5% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 59.8% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 57.6% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 57.8% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 58.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 58.5% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 59.2% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 59.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 60.4% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 61.1% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 61.6% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 62.6% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 63.2% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 64.6% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 66.3% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 67.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 65.5% | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 65.7% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 66.7% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 69.4% | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 70.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 72.9% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 76.2% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 77.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 77.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 78.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 78.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.7% | 57.6% | 59.8% | 8 |
| 1990s | 60.2% | 58.0% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.2% | 64.6% | 67.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 69.4% | 77.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.0% | 77.2% | 78.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Other Small States
- 80 Côte d'Ivoire 29.4% compare
- 81 Ethiopia 27.4% compare
- 82 Niger 26.1% compare
- 83 Afghanistan 25.4% compare
- 84 Mali 19.9% compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 19.9% compare
- 86 Chad 18.4% compare
More education data for WB: Other Small States
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.65 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.67 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 183,046 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.73 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 782,963 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 253,628 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Other Small States?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Other Small States was 78.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The highest recorded value was 78.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Other Small States?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.6% in 1988.
- How does WB: Other Small States rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- WB: Other Small States ranks 83rd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Other Small States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Other Small States 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