Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 96.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 96.0% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 96.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.3%, in 1995.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 24th of 201 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 78.3% | — |
| 1996 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 78.9% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 81.7% | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 82.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 83.4% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 84.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 85.8% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 86.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 87.4% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 86.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 89.2% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 89.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 90.2% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 91.0% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 91.5% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | -2.1% |
| 2014 | 90.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 91.1% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 91.8% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 93.9% | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 94.4% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.0% | 78.3% | 82.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 86.4% | 83.4% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.9% | 89.6% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.6% | 95.0% | 96.0% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 571,333 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7018 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,751 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 96.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 96.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.3% in 1995.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 24th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans 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