Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 61.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 61.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 77.0% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 2022.
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 109th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 77.0% | — |
| 2000 | 76.0% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 76.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 70.0% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 69.0% | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 61.0% | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 61.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 72.7% | 69.0% | 76.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 63.0% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 61.0% | 63.0% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 29.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 61.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 77.0% in 1999.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 2022.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 109th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release