Literacy rate, adult male in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Literacy rate, adult male was 99.1% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, adult male in Europe & Central Asia, 1995–2023
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15 and above.
Analysis
In 2023, literacy rate, adult male in Europe & Central Asia stood at 99.1%. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult male in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 99.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 97.6%, in 1995.
That places Europe & Central Asia 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, adult male in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 97.6% | — |
| 1996 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.4% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.7% | 97.6% | 97.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 98.5% | 98.4% | 98.5% | 2 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.6% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 1 Tajikistan 100.0% compare
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 3 Azerbaijan 99.8% compare
- 4 Spain 99.8% compare
- 5 Armenia 99.8% compare
- 6 Georgia 99.8% compare
- 7 Serbia 99.6% compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0564 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult male in Europe & Central Asia?
- Literacy rate, adult male in Europe & Central Asia was 99.1% in 2023, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 97.6% in 1995.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for literacy rate, adult male?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, adult male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 20 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.