Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 99.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 99.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 99.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 98.1%, in 1995.
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 7th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 98.1% | — |
| 1996 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.8% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.3% | 98.1% | 98.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 99.1% | 98.7% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.8% | 99.7% | 99.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.8% | 99.8% | 99.8% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 352,674 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 29.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.45 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 99.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 99.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.1% in 1995.
- How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 7th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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