Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)

ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 99.4% in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
99.4%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
21st
of 203 groups
All-time high
99.6%
in 2017
All-time low
98.5%
in 1990
Years of data
35
1990–2024

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1990–2024

0204060801001990200720241990: 98.5 %1991: 98.6 %1992: 98.7 %1993: 98.7 %1994: 98.8 %1995: 98.8 %1996: 98.8 %1997: 98.9 %1998: 99.2 %1999: 99.2 %2000: 99.4 %2001: 99.4 %2002: 99.4 %2003: 99.5 %2004: 99.5 %2005: 99.5 %2006: 99.4 %2007: 99.4 %2008: 99.4 %2009: 99.3 %2010: 99.3 %2011: 99.3 %2012: 99.4 %2013: 99.4 %2014: 99.4 %2015: 99.4 %2016: 99.4 %2017: 99.6 %2018: 99.6 %2019: 99.6 %2020: 99.5 %2021: 99.5 %2022: 99.4 %2023: 99.4 %2024: 99.4 %

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) is 99.4%, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 99.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 98.5%, in 1990.

ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 21st of 203 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%) in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1990 to 2024.
Year % Change
1990 98.5%
1991 98.6% +0.1%
1992 98.7% +0.0%
1993 98.7% +0.1%
1994 98.8% +0.1%
1995 98.8% +0.1%
1996 98.8% +0.0%
1997 98.9% +0.1%
1998 99.2% +0.3%
1999 99.2% +0.1%
2000 99.4% +0.2%
2001 99.4% +0.0%
2002 99.4% +0.0%
2003 99.5% +0.0%
2004 99.5% +0.0%
2005 99.5% +0.0%
2006 99.4% -0.1%
2007 99.4% -0.0%
2008 99.4% -0.0%
2009 99.3% -0.1%
2010 99.3% -0.0%
2011 99.3% +0.0%
2012 99.4% +0.0%
2013 99.4% -0.0%
2014 99.4% +0.0%
2015 99.4% +0.0%
2016 99.4% +0.0%
2017 99.6% +0.2%
2018 99.6% +0.0%
2019 99.6% -0.0%
2020 99.5% -0.1%
2021 99.5% -0.0%
2022 99.4% -0.1%
2023 99.4% +0.0%
2024 99.4% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 98.8% 98.5% 99.2% 10
2000s 99.4% 99.3% 99.5% 10
2010s 99.4% 99.3% 99.6% 10
2020s 99.4% 99.4% 99.5% 5

Countries ranked near ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)

  1. 18 Samoa 99.0% compare
  2. 19 Macao 98.8% compare
  3. 20 Uruguay 98.8% compare
  4. 21 Bahrain 98.7% compare
  5. 22 Albania 98.5% compare
  6. 23 Maldives 98.4% compare
  7. 24 Philippines 98.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 99.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2017.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
The lowest recorded value was 98.5% in 1990.
How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 21st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,602 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release