Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 99.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
22nd
of 203 groups
All-time high
99.4%
in 2024
All-time low
91.5%
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe stood at 99.4%. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 99.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 91.5%, in 1983.
That places UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 22nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 91.5% | — |
| 1984 | 93.0% | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 93.3% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 94.1% | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 94.3% | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 96.1% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 96.3% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 96.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.9% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 98.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 98.6% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.7% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 93.3% | 91.5% | 94.1% | 7 |
| 1990s | 95.3% | 94.3% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 96.3% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.3% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- 19 Montenegro 97.9% compare
- 20 China 97.7% compare
- 21 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 97.7% compare
- 22 Philippines 97.5% compare
- 23 Bahrain 97.4% compare
- 24 Türkiye 97.4% compare
- 25 Lesotho 97.3% compare
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 99.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.5% in 1983.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 22nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release