Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 75.0% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Western Balkans is 75.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 85.0% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 74.0%, in 2023.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 8th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 83.0% | — |
| 2000 | 85.0% | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 84.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 81.0% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.0% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 80.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 78.0% | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 77.0% | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 75.0% | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 83.0% | 83.0% | 83.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 83.0% | 80.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.8% | 79.0% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.8% | 74.0% | 78.0% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 571,333 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7018 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,751 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 75.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 85.0% in 2000.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.0% in 2023.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 8th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans 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