Elderly (65+) literacy rate

72.7 (%) in 2018

Elderly (65+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population 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 literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.

तिथि मान बदले , %
2018 72.7 4.47%
2015 69.5 2.01%
2013 68.2 5.57%
2012 64.6 6.42%
2010 60.7 5.79%
2008 57.4 3.32%
2007 55.5 3.46%
2006 53.7 4.24%
2005 51.5 46.20%
1995 35.2 63.58%
1985 21.5 19.34%
1980 18.0