Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 92.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
92.0%
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
41st
of 200 groups
All-time high
92.0%
in 2024
All-time low
52.6%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 92.0% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 92.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 1974.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st of 200 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 52.6% | — |
| 1975 | 52.6% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 52.7% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 52.8% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 52.8% | +0.1% |
| 1979 | 52.7% | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 53.1% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 53.4% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 53.7% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 54.1% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 54.4% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 54.6% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 55.5% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 63.4% | +14.2% |
| 1989 | 63.6% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 63.9% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 63.8% | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 63.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 63.9% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 64.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 64.0% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 73.6% | +14.5% |
| 1998 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 74.0% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 74.2% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 74.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 75.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 75.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 77.3% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 81.2% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 82.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 84.1% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 85.0% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 85.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 85.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 86.7% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 87.6% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 88.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 89.1% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 89.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 90.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 90.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 91.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 92.0% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.7% | 52.6% | 52.8% | 6 |
| 1980s | 55.9% | 52.7% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.9% | 63.8% | 74.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.1% | 74.2% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 82.9% | 89.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.1% | 90.3% | 92.0% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 92.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 1974.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 41st out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper 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