Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male was 98.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 98.7% for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 98.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 1989.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 17th out of 200 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 83.7% | — |
| 1990 | 83.8% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 84.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 84.8% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 86.4% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 87.2% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 87.6% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 88.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 91.5% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 92.2% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 92.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.5% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 93.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 93.6% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 93.7% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 94.3% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.7% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 96.2% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 83.7% | 83.7% | 83.7% | 1 |
| 1990s | 86.2% | 83.8% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 92.8% | 91.5% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.7% | 94.7% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.1% | 98.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 98.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 1989.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 17th out of 200 groups with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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