Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): 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 2021
All-time low
0.92 GPIA
in 1988
Years of data
37
1988–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 0.99 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.92 GPIA, in 1988.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 19th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.92 GPIA | — |
| 1989 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.92 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 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 | 0.92 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.932 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.948 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.978 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.988 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 2021.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.92 GPIA in 1988.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 19th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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