Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia is 0.99 GPIA, measured 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.93 GPIA, in 1983.
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.93 GPIA | — |
| 1984 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 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 | 0.9414 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.958 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 GPIA in 1983.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 19th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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