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Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, both sexes
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, both sexes (%). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator LR.AG65T99.RUR.
- Coverage
- 127 of 251 countries
- Latest data
- 2024
- Series
- 127
- Unit
- percent
- Licence
- CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO
- Retrieved
- 2026-11-07
- Indicator
- uis-lr-ag65t99-rur
- Interva ID
- uis-lr-ag65t99-rur
Recency
current
data to 2024; catalog to 2025
Provenance
1 step
as the publisher declares it
Versions
1
catalog snapshots
Citation
BibTeX + CSL
versioned permalink
Quality profile
This profile describes what Interva can measure in the data. It does not claim the dataset is accurate, complete, or suitable for a particular use.
Recency
100%Latest observation is 2024; the catalog broadly reports to 2025, so this data is 1 year(s) behind (current).
Method: Compares the dataset's latest non-projected period with the year most datasets in the catalog end in. Up to 2 years behind is current — annual data is routinely published a year or two late — and more than 5 is stale. Measured from the data, not from when Interva last crawled it.
Temporal completeness
43%96 of 127 series skip at least one year inside their own span; the median series reports 43% of its years.
Method: Per series, years present divided by years from its first to its last observation; the median across series is reported. Annual periods are assumed, which holds for every series in the catalog today.
Geographic coverage
MeasuredCovers 127 of the 251 countries in the catalog.
Method: Counts distinct geographies with at least one observation. Not scored: a regional dataset covering its region completely is not deficient for omitting the rest of the world.
History depth
MeasuredThe median series has 3 observations; the earliest begins in 2000.
Method: Counts non-projected observations per series. Not scored: a long history is useful for trend work and irrelevant for a cross-section.
Revisions
MeasuredNo observation has been restated in any vintage Interva has recorded.
Method: Counts values the publisher changed between Interva's publishes. Not scored: revising estimates is ordinary and often a sign of care, and the count is here so a reader citing a figure knows whether it moves.
Schema conformity
Not assessedNo declared schema or validation rules are attached to this dataset yet.
Validity
Not assessedNo field-level validation rules are attached to this dataset yet.
Consistency
Not assessedCross-series consistency rules are not defined yet. The obvious first one — whether two publishers measuring one concept agree within a stated tolerance — is a candidate.
2 scored from the data, 3 described without a score, 3 not assessed. Pipeline integrity: all 5 checks pass. Assessed 2026-11-08.
By country
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, both sexes for each of the 127 countries it covers, with the full history.
- Afghanistan 2011–2021
- Albania 2008–2017
- Algeria 2002–2008
- Angola 2014–2023
- Argentina 2001–2001
- Armenia 2001–2023
- Azerbaijan 2007–2023
- Bangladesh 2001–2022
- Belarus 2009–2019
- Belize 2000–2022
- Benin 2002–2022
- Bhutan 2005–2022
- Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2000–2024
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 2013–2013
- Brazil 2001–2024
- Brunei Darussalam 2011–2011
- Bulgaria 2001–2011
- Burkina Faso 2003–2022
- Burundi 2008–2017
- Cabo Verde 2012–2024
- Cambodia 2004–2021
- Cameroon 2007–2018
- Central African Republic 2019–2019
- Chad 2004–2019
- Chile 2000–2022
- China 2020–2020
- Colombia 2002–2024
- Congo, The Democratic Republic of the 2012–2023
- Costa Rica 2000–2011
- Côte d'Ivoire 2014–2021
- Croatia 2001–2001
- Cuba 2002–2019
- Cyprus 2001–2011
- Dominican Republic 2000–2024
- Ecuador 2001–2024
- Egypt 2005–2013
- El Salvador 2000–2024
- Eritrea 2002–2008
- Estonia 2000–2000
- Ethiopia 2007–2022
- Gabon 2021–2021
- Gambia 2015–2021
- Georgia 2002–2024
- Ghana 2000–2021
- Greece 2001–2009
- Guatemala 2000–2024
- Guinea 2010–2018
- Guinea-Bissau 2019–2022
- Guyana 2020–2020
- Haiti 2003–2017
- Honduras 2001–2024
- India 2001–2023
- Indonesia 2004–2020
- Iran, Islamic Republic of 2005–2016
- Jordan 2003–2024
- Kazakhstan 2009–2009
- Kiribati 2018–2018
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 2008–2008
- Kuwait 2006–2018
- Kyrgyzstan 2009–2009
- Lao People's Democratic Republic 2001–2023
- Latvia 2000–2011
- Lesotho 2006–2024
- Lithuania 2001–2011
- Madagascar 2012–2021
- Malawi 2018–2020
- Malaysia 2000–2022
- Maldives 2000–2016
- Mali 2006–2024
- Malta 2011–2011
- Marshall Islands 2011–2019
- Mauritania 2013–2020
- Mauritius 2000–2011
- Mexico 2000–2022
- Moldova, Republic of 2014–2014
- Mongolia 2000–2024
- Montenegro 2003–2018
- Morocco 2004–2014
- Mozambique 2009–2020
- Myanmar 2014–2019
- Namibia 2001–2023
- Nepal 2001–2019
- Nicaragua 2001–2014
- Niger 2001–2022
- Nigeria 2016–2024
- Oman 2003–2022
- Pakistan 2005–2019
- Palestine, State of 2004–2022
- Panama 2000–2023
- Papua New Guinea 2000–2017
- Paraguay 2001–2024
- Peru 2000–2023
- Philippines 2013–2020
- Portugal 2011–2011
- Romania 2002–2021
- Russian Federation 2002–2021
- Rwanda 2012–2022
- Samoa 2011–2019
- Sao Tome and Principe 2012–2019
- Senegal 2002–2023
- Serbia 2003–2022
- Sierra Leone 2004–2019
- South Africa 2009–2024
- South Sudan 2008–2008
- Spain 2004–2020
- Sri Lanka 2001–2024
- Sudan 2008–2008
- Suriname 2012–2012
- Syrian Arab Republic 2002–2021
- Tajikistan 2000–2000
- Tanzania, United Republic of 2002–2022
- Thailand 2000–2022
- Timor-Leste 2010–2022
- Togo 2009–2022
- Tonga 2006–2023
- Tunisia 2007–2023
- Türkiye 2004–2015
- Uganda 2002–2023
- Ukraine 2001–2001
- United Arab Emirates 2005–2005
- Uruguay 2006–2024
- Uzbekistan 2013–2022
- Vanuatu 2023–2023
- Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2011–2011
- Viet Nam 2009–2019
- Zambia 2010–2024
- Zimbabwe 2019–2019
Latest observations
| Country | Period | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2024 | 67.93 | percent |
| Brazil | 2024 | 61.95 | percent |
| Cabo Verde | 2024 | 33.29 | percent |
| Colombia | 2024 | 67.22 | percent |
| Dominican Republic | 2024 | 68.75 | percent |
| Ecuador | 2024 | 62.89 | percent |
| El Salvador | 2024 | 51.54 | percent |
| Georgia | 2024 | 99.09 | percent |
| Guatemala | 2024 | 34.43 | percent |
| Honduras | 2024 | 54.91 | percent |
Provenance
Who produced these figures, as UIS declares it — not inferred, and each line says which published field it was read from.
Produced by
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
UIS Data API indicator LR.AG65T99.RUR; national ministries' survey returns, not named per figure by the publisher
declared by uis in indicator
Versions
A vintage is a dated publish of the catalog. The current entry is a catalog snapshot; checksums are not recorded yet and are shown as such.
- CurrentCurrent catalog snapshotchecksum not recorded
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Citation
Version: catalog snapshot 2026-11-07. The record labels this as a catalog snapshot because immutable dataset releases are not stored yet.
UIS (2026). Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-lr-ag65t99-rur (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
@misc{interva-uis-lr-ag65t99-rur,
title = {Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, rural, both sexes},
author = {UIS},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://interva.co/dataset/uis-lr-ag65t99-rur}},
note = {Interva dataset uis-lr-ag65t99-rur; catalog snapshot 2026-11-07},
urldate = {2026-11-08}
}DOI: not assigned (not assigned). The permalink is versioned by catalog snapshot; a stable dataset DOI is a later step.
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