Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics: Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 99.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
10th
of 200 groups
All-time high
99.4%
in 2017
All-time low
96.2%
in 1982
Years of data
26
1982–2024
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 99.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 99.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 96.2%, in 1982.
That places WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 10th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 96.2% | — |
| 1983 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 1984 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 96.5% | 96.2% | 96.9% | 8 |
| 1990s | 97.3% | 97.0% | 97.7% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.1% | 99.4% | 7 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.2% | 99.4% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 309,284 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics was 99.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.2% in 1982.
- How does WB: Central Europe and the Baltics rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 10th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 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