Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 99.6% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.6%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
10th
of 203 groups
All-time high
99.6%
in 2024
All-time low
94.3%
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) recorded 99.6% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 99.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 94.3%, in 1983.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 10th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 94.3% | — |
| 1984 | 95.4% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 95.9% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.1% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 95.6% | 94.3% | 96.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 97.0% | 96.3% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.1% | 97.7% | 98.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.0% | 99.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.6% | 99.6% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 99.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 94.3% in 1983.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 10th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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