Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Lower middle income
Lower middle income: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 63.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Lower middle income, 1975–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Lower middle income is 63.1%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Lower middle income peaked at 63.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 1985.
That places Lower middle income 21st out of 37 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Lower middle income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 41.9% | — |
| 1976 | 42.0% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 42.0% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 42.1% | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 41.9% | -0.6% |
| 1980 | 42.1% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 41.9% | -0.4% |
| 1982 | 41.9% | -0.1% |
| 1983 | 41.6% | -0.8% |
| 1984 | 41.5% | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 41.4% | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 41.6% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 42.7% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 45.2% | +5.9% |
| 1989 | 45.7% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 46.0% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 46.0% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 46.4% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 46.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 46.7% | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 46.9% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 47.2% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 47.6% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 53.0% | +11.4% |
| 1999 | 53.1% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 53.0% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 53.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 55.3% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 55.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 53.6% | -3.0% |
| 2006 | 54.6% | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 54.2% | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 54.8% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 55.4% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 57.7% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 57.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 58.2% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 59.2% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 60.7% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 61.4% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 62.2% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.0% | 41.9% | 42.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 42.6% | 41.4% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.0% | 46.0% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 54.3% | 53.0% | 55.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.8% | 57.7% | 63.1% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Lower middle income
More reference data data for Lower middle income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 6,782 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 469.5 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 475.87 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 28.75 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 59.49 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 30.74 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.41 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.37 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.44 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Lower middle income?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in Lower middle income was 63.1% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Lower middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in Lower middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 1985.
- How does Lower middle income rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- Lower middle income ranks 21st out of 37 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in Lower middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lower middle 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.