Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics
WB: Central Europe and the Baltics: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female was 221,379 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female 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, female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics is 221,379, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and down 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 382,695 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 221,379, in 2024.
That places WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 189th 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, female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 382,695 | — |
| 2015 | 368,316 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 353,471 | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 337,141 | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 280,579 | -16.8% |
| 2019 | 266,446 | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 254,659 | -4.4% |
| 2021 | 241,051 | -5.3% |
| 2022 | 233,123 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 226,418 | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 221,379 | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 331,441 | 266,446 | 382,695 | 6 |
| 2020s | 235,326 | 221,379 | 254,659 | 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, female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics was 221,379 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 382,695 in 2014.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 221,379 in 2024.
- How does WB: Central Europe and the Baltics rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 189th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 42.2%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release