Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia is 99.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 99.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 89.9%, in 1983.
That places UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 12th 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, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 89.9% | — |
| 1984 | 91.2% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 92.0% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 92.5% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 92.7% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 93.0% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 95.2% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.1% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 97.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 91.6% | 89.9% | 92.5% | 7 |
| 1990s | 94.0% | 92.7% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.0% | 95.4% | 97.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.3% | 97.6% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- 9 Serbia 99.1% compare
- 10 Mongolia 98.9% compare
- 11 United Arab Emirates 98.4% compare
- 12 Maldives 98.3% compare
- 13 Montenegro 98.0% compare
- 14 Samoa 97.7% compare
- 15 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 97.2% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia was 99.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 89.9% in 1983.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia ranks 12th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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