Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in IDA total
IDA total: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 35.8% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in IDA total, 1981–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 35.8% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2016. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in IDA total peaked at 35.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 23.8%, in 1982.
IDA total ranks 35th of 38 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 23.9% | — |
| 1982 | 23.8% | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 23.9% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 23.9% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 24.1% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 24.3% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 24.9% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 25.0% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 25.7% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 25.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 26.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 26.5% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 27.4% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 27.7% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 29.0% | +4.7% |
| 2001 | 29.7% | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 29.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 30.3% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 31.9% | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 32.4% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 33.6% | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 34.1% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | -3.5% |
| 2012 | 32.7% | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 32.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 33.9% | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 35.8% | +5.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 24.2% | 23.8% | 25.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 26.9% | 25.7% | 29.0% | 7 |
| 2000s | 31.5% | 29.7% | 34.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 32.7% | 35.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 32 Peru 79.0% compare
- 33 Seychelles 79.0% compare
- 34 Thailand 78.7% compare
- 35 Brazil 78.5% compare
- 36 Brunei Darussalam 78.2% compare
- 37 Palestine, State of 77.5% compare
- 38 Malaysia 75.5% compare
More reference data data for IDA total
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.89 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 43.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 21.60 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 22.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.9093 years (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.9249 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in IDA total?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in IDA total was 35.8% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.8% in 1982.
- How does IDA total rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- IDA total ranks 35th out of 38 groups with data for 2016.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Percentage of the population age 65 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.