Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia
WB: Europe & Central Asia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
99.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
13th
of 203 groups
All-time high
99.5%
in 2024
All-time low
96.0%
in 1994
Years of data
31
1994–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia stood at 99.5%. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 99.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 96.0%, in 1994.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia 13th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 96.0% | — |
| 1995 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 96.8% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 97.0% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.4% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 96.6% | 96.0% | 97.0% | 6 |
| 2000s | 97.7% | 97.1% | 98.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.1% | 98.7% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.5% | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2954 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.058 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.90 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 492,126 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.94 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, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Europe & Central Asia was 99.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 96.0% in 1994.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 13th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- 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 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