Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 98.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) is 98.9%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 98.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 90.8%, in 1991.
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 15th of 200 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 90.8% | — |
| 1992 | 91.2% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 91.8% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 92.2% | +0.5% |
| 1995 | 92.6% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 94.6% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 95.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 96.4% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.3% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.7% | 90.8% | 95.0% | 9 |
| 2000s | 96.7% | 95.9% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.1% | 97.5% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 733,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 281,290 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.2428 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 400,663 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,535 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52,657 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 681,953 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,874 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 98.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.8% in 1991.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 15th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release