Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 81.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
81.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
2nd
of 203 groups
All-time high
82.0%
in 2005
All-time low
77.0%
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries is 81.0%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 82.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 77.0%, in 1999.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 2nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 77.0% | — |
| 2000 | 81.0% | +5.2% |
| 2001 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 82.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 82.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 81.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 77.0% | 77.0% | 77.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 80.8% | 79.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.8% | 80.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.0% | 81.0% | 81.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- 1 Türkiye 87.0% compare
- 2 Singapore 78.0% compare
- 3 Palestine, State of 76.0% compare
- 4 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 75.0% compare
- 5 Peru 73.0% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 81.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.0% in 1999.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 2nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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