Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 94.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries is 94.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 94.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 74.3%, in 1989.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 23rd of 201 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 74.3% | — |
| 1990 | 74.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 75.1% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 75.6% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 76.1% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 76.7% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 77.2% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 78.7% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 79.2% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 80.1% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 82.1% | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 83.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 84.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 85.2% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 88.1% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 88.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 89.6% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 90.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 90.6% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 91.0% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 91.6% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 92.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 92.4% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 92.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 93.1% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 94.2% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 74.3% | 74.3% | 74.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 77.4% | 74.6% | 80.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.2% | 82.1% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 88.5% | 92.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.8% | 93.1% | 94.6% | 5 |
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- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 94.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.3% in 1989.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 23rd out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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