Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 98.6% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 98.6% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 98.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97.4%, in 2003.
SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 19th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 97.4% | — |
| 2004 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.4% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 97.6% | 97.4% | 97.7% | 4 |
| 2010s | 98.4% | 98.4% | 98.5% | 2 |
| 2020s | 98.6% | 98.5% | 98.6% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 98.6% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.4% in 2003.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 19th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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