Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 96.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) is 96.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 96.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 79.0%, in 1991.
That places ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 21st out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 79.0% | — |
| 1992 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 80.0% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 80.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 81.2% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 81.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 84.2% | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 84.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 85.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 87.0% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 87.7% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 88.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 89.1% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 88.1% | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 88.9% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 91.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 92.5% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 92.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 91.4% | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 92.7% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 93.2% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 94.9% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.3% | 79.0% | 84.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 88.3% | 85.7% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.2% | 91.4% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.3% | 95.8% | 96.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 681,953 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 733,610 (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)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.5197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,535 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 281,290 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 400,663 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 708,542 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 96.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.0% in 1991.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 21st out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release