Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes was 95.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 95.7% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 95.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.4%, in 1990.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 25th of 201 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 76.4% | — |
| 1991 | 76.8% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 77.3% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 77.8% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 78.9% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 80.3% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 81.6% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 82.2% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 84.3% | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 84.6% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 85.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 86.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 87.1% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 87.2% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 89.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 89.7% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 90.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 91.9% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 93.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 93.7% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 95.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 95.7% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.0% | 76.4% | 82.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 86.2% | 84.3% | 89.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.3% | 89.7% | 94.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.0% | 94.4% | 95.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 95.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.4% in 1990.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 25th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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