Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 1 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 1 GPIA in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.99 GPIA, in 1995.
That places GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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 GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.99 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.995 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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 GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2005.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 1995.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 3rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 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