Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Arab World
Arab World: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 52.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Arab World, 1978–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Arab World stood at 52.3%.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Arab World peaked at 52.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 26.0%, in 1983.
Arab World ranks 26th of 37 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.0% | 26.9% | 27.1% | 2 |
| 1980s | 27.0% | 26.0% | 27.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 28.3% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.6% | 34.1% | 46.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.9% | 43.3% | 52.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More reference data data for Arab World
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 9.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 4.80 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 5.03 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.6 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.44 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.75 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 90.3% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6009 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.1 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 870,261 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Arab World?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Arab World was 52.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 52.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.0% in 1983.
- How does Arab World rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Arab World ranks 26th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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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About this data
Percentage of males 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 male literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.