Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)
ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 99.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) is 99.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) peaked at 99.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 81.5%, in 1983.
ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) ranks 3rd of 201 groups on this measure, 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, female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 81.5% | — |
| 1984 | 81.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 82.9% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 83.6% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 84.5% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 85.5% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 86.5% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 87.4% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 88.4% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 89.3% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 90.2% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 91.0% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 92.4% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 93.0% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 95.6% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 98.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.1% | 81.5% | 85.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 91.0% | 86.5% | 95.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 96.0% | 98.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)
More education data for ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 833,270 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) was 99.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.5% in 1983.
- How does ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) ranks 3rd out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release