Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 98.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) stood at 98.2%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 98.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.2%, in 1990.
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 26th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 91.2% | — |
| 1991 | 91.4% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 91.6% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 91.7% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 92.0% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 92.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 94.1% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 94.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.5% | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 96.2% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.5% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.9% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.3% | 91.2% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.5% | 94.6% | 96.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.0% | 96.4% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.1% | 97.9% | 98.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 733,610 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,874 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.5197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 681,953 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.4575 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,535 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 400,663 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 98.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.2% in 1990.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 26th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release