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South Africa: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, both sexes
75.68percent · 2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, urban, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator LR.AG65T99.URB. Annual figures for South Africa from 2009 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 75.68 | |
| 2021 | 74.69 | |
| 2019 | 87.28 | |
| 2016 | 83.49 | UIS_EST |
| 2015 | 86.92 | |
| 2014 | 85.47 | |
| 2012 | 84.43 | |
| 2011 | 83.73 | |
| 2010 | 84.95 | |
| 2009 | 83.34 |
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, urban, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-lr-ag65t99-urb (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.
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