Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 97.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) is 97.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 97.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 76.5%, in 1983.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 16th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 76.5% | — |
| 1984 | 76.7% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 77.3% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 77.9% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 79.3% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 80.2% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 81.0% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 81.8% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 82.6% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 83.3% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 84.1% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 85.9% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 88.6% | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 89.6% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 90.0% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 91.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 91.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 92.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 93.5% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 93.6% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 94.2% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 95.5% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 96.1% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.0% | 76.5% | 80.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 84.8% | 81.0% | 88.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.0% | 89.6% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.1% | 93.6% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.9% | 96.5% | 97.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 97.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.5% in 1983.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 16th out of 201 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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