Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 99.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.1%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
27th
of 203 groups
All-time high
99.2%
in 2019
All-time low
93.4%
in 1991
Years of data
34
1991–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 99.1% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 99.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 93.4%, in 1991.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 27th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 93.4% | — |
| 1992 | 93.6% | +0.3% |
| 1993 | 93.9% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 94.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 94.9% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 96.9% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 97.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 97.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 98.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.6% | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.3% | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 98.4% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.2% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.1% | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.8% | 93.4% | 97.2% | 9 |
| 2000s | 98.3% | 97.5% | 98.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.4% | 99.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.2% | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 571,333 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,751 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.7112 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 99.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.4% in 1991.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 27th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans 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