Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 94.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans is 94.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 94.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 1995.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 24th out of 201 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 69.0% | — |
| 1996 | 69.3% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 69.5% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 73.4% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 74.4% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 75.2% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 76.2% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 77.4% | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 79.7% | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 80.6% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 84.1% | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 84.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 85.3% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 86.5% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 87.6% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 84.4% | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 86.6% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 87.7% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 91.5% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 93.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 93.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 93.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 94.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 71.1% | 69.0% | 74.4% | 5 |
| 2000s | 79.6% | 75.2% | 84.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.8% | 84.4% | 92.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.3% | 92.3% | 94.0% | 5 |
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- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 94.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 94.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 1995.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 24th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans 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