Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 99.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.3%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
25th
of 203 groups
All-time high
99.5%
in 2019
All-time low
96.1%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) is 99.3%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 99.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 96.1%, in 1990.
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 25th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 96.1% | — |
| 1991 | 96.3% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 96.6% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 98.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 98.6% | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 99.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 97.0% | 96.1% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.6% | 99.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.0% | 99.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,535 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,874 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.5197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.4575 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52,657 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.2428 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 281,290 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 681,953 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 400,663 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 99.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.1% in 1990.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 25th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release