Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in IDA blend
IDA blend: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 46.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in IDA blend, 1978–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in IDA blend stood at 46.8%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in IDA blend peaked at 46.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 30.3%, in 1986.
That places IDA blend 37th out of 37 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in IDA blend, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 31.9% | — |
| 1979 | 31.7% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 31.5% | -0.7% |
| 1981 | 31.3% | -0.6% |
| 1982 | 31.1% | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 30.9% | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 30.6% | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 30.4% | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 30.3% | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 30.7% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 31.1% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 31.4% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 32.0% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 31.9% | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 33.3% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 34.1% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 34.6% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 35.1% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 35.8% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 36.6% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 37.2% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 38.2% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 36.1% | -5.5% |
| 2001 | 36.7% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 38.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 39.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | +17.2% |
| 2007 | 40.1% | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 41.9% | +4.5% |
| 2009 | 42.6% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 42.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 42.1% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 44.2% | +5.1% |
| 2013 | 43.6% | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 44.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 45.1% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 46.1% | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 46.8% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 45.8% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 46.8% | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.8% | 31.7% | 31.9% | 2 |
| 1980s | 30.9% | 30.3% | 31.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.9% | 31.9% | 38.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.9% | 36.1% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 42.1% | 46.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA blend
More reference data data for IDA blend
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.31 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 14.99 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 7.31 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 7.69 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.51 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.09 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 93.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.3 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 0.7925 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 933,391 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in IDA blend?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in IDA blend was 46.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in IDA blend?
- The highest recorded value was 46.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in IDA blend?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.3% in 1986.
- How does IDA blend rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- IDA blend ranks 37th out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in IDA blend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA blend 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.