Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 97.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe recorded 97.3% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 97.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 78.2%, in 1983.
That places UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 15th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 78.2% | — |
| 1984 | 78.5% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 79.5% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 80.1% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 80.9% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 81.8% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 83.2% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 83.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 85.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 85.9% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 86.7% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 87.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 89.3% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 90.4% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 90.6% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 90.9% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 91.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 91.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 91.5% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 92.4% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 93.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 93.8% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.9% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 79.7% | 78.2% | 81.8% | 7 |
| 1990s | 85.8% | 82.5% | 89.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.4% | 90.2% | 93.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.2% | 93.8% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.6% | 97.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 97.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.2% in 1983.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 15th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 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