Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)
ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 99.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) stood at 99.9%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) peaked at 99.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 82.1%, in 1983.
That places ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 1st out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 82.1% | — |
| 1984 | 82.1% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 82.9% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 83.7% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 84.5% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 85.5% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 86.5% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 87.7% | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 88.8% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 90.0% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 91.1% | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 92.1% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 92.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 94.4% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 95.0% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 97.6% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 97.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.9% | 82.1% | 86.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 92.7% | 87.7% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 97.6% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.4% | 99.1% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)
More education data for ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 496,874 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 13,306 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) was 99.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.1% in 1983.
- How does ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) ranks 1st out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release