Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: 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 2022
All-time low
0.93 GPIA
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Balkans stood at 0.99 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.93 GPIA, in 1991.
UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 19th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 0.93 GPIA | — |
| 1992 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.95 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.9344 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.96 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.973 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.986 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Western Balkans
- 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: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 571,333 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7018 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,751 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Western Balkans 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: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 GPIA in 1991.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans 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: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans 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