Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
3rd
of 203 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2010
All-time low
0.98 GPIA
in 1995
Years of data
19
1995–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.98 GPIA, in 1995.
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 3rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.98 GPIA | — |
| 1996 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.98 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- 1 Lesotho 1.15 GPIA compare
- 2 Brazil 1.02 GPIA compare
- 2 Dominican Republic 1.02 GPIA compare
- 2 Honduras 1.02 GPIA compare
- 5 Nicaragua 1.02 GPIA compare
- 6 Colombia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Mongolia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Namibia 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Qatar 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Thailand 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Tonga 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 Uruguay 1.01 GPIA compare
- 6 South Africa 1.01 GPIA compare
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0467 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 492,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 1 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?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2010.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.98 GPIA in 1995.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 3rd 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?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 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