Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.96 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) is 0.96 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 0.96 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.79 GPIA, in 1991.
That places ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 25th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.79 GPIA | — |
| 1992 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.82 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.89 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.89 GPIA | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.94 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7967 GPIA | 0.79 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.855 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.918 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.956 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 733,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 281,290 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.2428 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 400,663 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,535 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52,657 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 681,953 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,874 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 0.96 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.96 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.79 GPIA in 1991.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 25th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release