Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in IDA total
IDA total: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 48.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in IDA total, 1981–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
IDA total recorded 48.3% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2016. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.9% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in IDA total peaked at 48.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 32.1%, in 1981.
That places IDA total 36th out of 37 groups with data for 2016, putting it 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, male in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 32.1% | — |
| 1982 | 32.2% | +0.3% |
| 1983 | 32.3% | +0.3% |
| 1984 | 32.5% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 32.8% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 33.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 33.8% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 34.2% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 34.7% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 35.5% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 35.9% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 36.3% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 37.2% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 37.8% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 39.3% | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 40.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 41.0% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 41.8% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 42.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 43.8% | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 44.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 45.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 44.5% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 44.6% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 45.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 48.3% | +6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 32.9% | 32.1% | 34.2% | 8 |
| 1990s | 36.7% | 34.7% | 39.3% | 7 |
| 2000s | 42.4% | 40.0% | 45.1% | 8 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 44.2% | 48.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
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, male in IDA total?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in IDA total was 48.3% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 48.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.1% in 1981.
- How does IDA total rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- IDA total ranks 36th out of 37 groups with data for 2016.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. 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, 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.