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Burkina Faso: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes
16.06percent · 2023
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator LR.AG65T99. Annual figures for Burkina Faso from 2003 to 2023.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 16.06 | |
| 2022 | 10.59 | |
| 2021 | 6.1 | UIS_EST |
| 2019 | 6.8 | |
| 2018 | 14.53 | |
| 2014 | 8.39 | |
| 2007 | 6.9 | |
| 2006 | 2.98 | |
| 2005 | 5.12 | |
| 2003 | 4.83 |
Source
Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.
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UIS (2026). Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-lr-ag65t99 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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