Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female was 95.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) stood at 95.5%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 96.5% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 1983.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 2nd of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 77.0% | — |
| 1984 | 77.1% | +0.1% |
| 1985 | 77.7% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 78.4% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 79.1% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 79.9% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 80.6% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 81.5% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 82.3% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 83.1% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 83.9% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 84.6% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 85.1% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 86.1% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 86.4% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 88.8% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 88.8% | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 89.3% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 89.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 89.8% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 90.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 91.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 92.5% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 92.8% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 93.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 94.3% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.5% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 95.1% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 78.6% | 77.0% | 80.6% | 7 |
| 1990s | 85.1% | 81.5% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.3% | 89.3% | 92.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 92.8% | 96.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- 1 Uzbekistan 99.8% compare
- 2 Kazakhstan 99.5% compare
- 3 Tonga 99.3% compare
- 4 Barbados 98.5% compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 98.3% compare
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,129 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 1,612 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 1,548 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.07 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 2.88 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.04 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.09 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.6% (2019)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 95.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.5% in 2016.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 1983.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 2nd out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of females age 65 and above who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of female literates aged 65 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.