Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 96.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 96.2%. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 96.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.8%, in 1989.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 23rd out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 78.8% | — |
| 1990 | 79.0% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 79.4% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 79.9% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 80.4% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 82.6% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 83.1% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 83.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 86.1% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 87.2% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 88.2% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 88.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 88.6% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 90.8% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 92.2% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 93.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 93.9% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.8% | 78.8% | 78.8% | 1 |
| 1990s | 81.5% | 79.0% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.8% | 86.1% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.3% | 91.2% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 95.1% | 96.2% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 96.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.8% in 1989.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 23rd out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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