Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 99.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1995–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 99.5% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 99.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 1995.
That places GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 5th out of 201 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 93.4% | — |
| 1996 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 95.2% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 96.0% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 96.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 96.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.5% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.0% | 93.4% | 94.8% | 5 |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 95.2% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 4 |
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More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 29.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 99.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 1995.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 5th out of 201 groups with data for 2023.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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