Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 98.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) is 98.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 98.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88.5%, in 1988.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 24th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 88.5% | — |
| 1989 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 88.9% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 89.3% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 89.6% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 90.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 90.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 91.0% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 91.3% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 91.8% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 92.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 92.7% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 93.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 93.3% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 95.2% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 96.7% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 97.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.0% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 98.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 88.6% | 88.5% | 88.6% | 2 |
| 1990s | 90.5% | 88.9% | 92.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.3% | 92.3% | 95.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 98.1% | 98.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 98.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.5% in 1988.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 24th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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