Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 95.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) is 95.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 95.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 1991.
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 22nd 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, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 71.3% | — |
| 1991 | 71.2% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 71.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 72.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 72.8% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 73.1% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 73.5% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 77.3% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 78.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 78.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 79.7% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 80.7% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 81.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 82.6% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 83.6% | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 82.6% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 86.8% | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 87.8% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 88.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 89.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 87.3% | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 92.9% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 94.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 95.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.5% | 71.2% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.7% | 78.8% | 87.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.9% | 87.3% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 93.6% | 95.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 68.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 66.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 708,542 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 31.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 733,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 431,874 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 59,192 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 425,305 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 383,502 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 360,576 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 95.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 1991.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 22nd out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 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