Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 97.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans stood at 97.9%. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 97.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 90.5%, in 1991.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 28th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 90.5% | — |
| 1992 | 90.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 90.9% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 91.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 91.3% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 93.4% | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 93.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 95.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 95.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 95.8% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.6% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.6% | 90.5% | 93.8% | 9 |
| 2000s | 95.0% | 94.0% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.5% | 95.8% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.8% | 97.6% | 97.9% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 571,333 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7018 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,751 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 97.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 97.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.5% in 1991.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 28th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans 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