In 2018, elderly literacy rate for Gabon was 66.9 %. Elderly literacy rate of Gabon increased from 11 % in 1993 to 66.9 % in 2018 growing at an average annual rate of 230.59%.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.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.