Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes was 422,618 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, 2014–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics is 422,618, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 30.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 605,173 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 422,618, in 2024.
That places WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 190th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 605,173 | — |
| 2015 | 587,922 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 569,906 | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 549,768 | -3.5% |
| 2018 | 506,797 | -7.8% |
| 2019 | 487,421 | -3.8% |
| 2020 | 471,562 | -3.3% |
| 2021 | 452,061 | -4.1% |
| 2022 | 438,986 | -2.9% |
| 2023 | 429,889 | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 422,618 | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 551,164 | 487,421 | 605,173 | 6 |
| 2020s | 443,023 | 422,618 | 471,562 | 5 |
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 adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics was 422,618 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 605,173 in 2014.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 422,618 in 2024.
- How does WB: Central Europe and the Baltics rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 190th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release