Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.99 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
0.99 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
19th
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.99 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.97 GPIA
in 1995
Years of data
20
1995–2023
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 1995–2023
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: Europe and Central Asia is 0.99 GPIA, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.97 GPIA, in 1995.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 19th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.97 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.97 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.98 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: 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: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 0.99 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.97 GPIA in 1995.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 19th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: 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