Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 1 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.93 GPIA, in 1982.
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 2nd of 200 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0.93 GPIA | — |
| 1983 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.99 GPIA | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9363 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.9517 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 6 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
More education data for WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 309,284 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 GPIA in 1982.
- How does WB: Central Europe and the Baltics rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 2nd out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 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