Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 98.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe stood at 98.0%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 98.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 82.0%, in 1983.
That places UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 11th 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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 82.0% | — |
| 1984 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 82.8% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 83.2% | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 83.7% | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 84.3% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 85.0% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 85.6% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 86.2% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 87.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 88.0% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 88.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 89.1% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 89.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 91.1% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 92.2% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 93.3% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 93.7% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 94.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 94.8% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 95.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 96.0% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.4% | 82.0% | 85.0% | 7 |
| 1990s | 88.4% | 85.6% | 91.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 92.2% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.3% | 95.0% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.5% | 98.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 98.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 98.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 82.0% in 1983.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 11th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 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