Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): 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
0.94 GPIA
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) is 0.99 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.94 GPIA, in 1983.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 19th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.94 GPIA | — |
| 1984 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 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 | 0.9457 GPIA | 0.94 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.961 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.972 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- 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 (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.94 GPIA in 1983.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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 (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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