Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 92.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) stood at 92.3%. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 92.3% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 1980.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 4th out of 38 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 47.6% | — |
| 1977 | 47.6% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 47.6% | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 47.4% | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 46.5% | -1.7% |
| 1981 | 47.7% | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 47.7% | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 47.8% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 47.9% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 48.1% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 49.4% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 61.5% | +24.5% |
| 1989 | 61.6% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 49.4% | -19.7% |
| 1991 | 61.7% | +24.8% |
| 1992 | 61.8% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 62.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 62.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 62.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 62.7% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 76.0% | +21.2% |
| 1998 | 76.1% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 75.9% | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 75.6% | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 75.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 76.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 76.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 76.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 78.8% | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 83.8% | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 83.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 85.4% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 86.7% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 88.3% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 89.5% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 90.2% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 91.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.5% | 47.4% | 47.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 50.6% | 46.5% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.0% | 49.4% | 76.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.9% | 75.6% | 85.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.1% | 86.0% | 92.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 99.4% compare
- 3 Montenegro 99.3% compare
- 4 Tonga 99.1% compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 98.8% compare
- 6 Azerbaijan 98.7% compare
- 7 Barbados 98.6% compare
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 92.3% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 1980.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 4th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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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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.