Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.99 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.99 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
41st
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.99 GPIA
in 2012
All-time low
0.93 GPIA
in 1988
Years of data
37
1988–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1988–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 0.99 GPIA for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in 2024. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 0.99 GPIA in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.93 GPIA, in 1988.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 41st out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.93 GPIA | — |
| 1989 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.94 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.93 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.942 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.958 GPIA | 0.95 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.988 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- 40 Palestine, State of 0.9886 GPIA compare
- 41 Panama 0.9869 GPIA compare
- 42 Myanmar 0.9818 GPIA compare
- 43 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Indonesia 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Macau, China 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Saudi Arabia 0.98 GPIA compare
- 43 Türkiye 0.98 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 0.99 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 2012.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.93 GPIA in 1988.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 41st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release