Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.99 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.99 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
19th
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.99 GPIA
in 2011
All-time low
0.93 GPIA
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe recorded 0.99 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.93 GPIA, in 1983.
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 19th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.93 GPIA | — |
| 1984 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.9443 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.96 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.971 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.989 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- 20 Tajikistan 0.9955 GPIA compare
- 21 Albania 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 United Arab Emirates 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 Montenegro 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 Namibia 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 Paraguay 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 Serbia 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 Samoa 0.99 GPIA compare
- 21 South Africa 0.99 GPIA compare
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 0.99 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 GPIA in 1983.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 19th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 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