Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)
ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 203 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2003
All-time low
0.97 GPIA
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) recorded 1 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) peaked at 1 GPIA in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.97 GPIA, in 1983.
That places ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 3rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.97 GPIA | — |
| 1984 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9729 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.984 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.997 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)
More education data for ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 833,270 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2003.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.97 GPIA in 1983.
- How does ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) ranks 3rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release