Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia
WB: Europe & Central Asia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 99.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia, 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Europe & Central Asia recorded 99.5% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia peaked at 99.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 98.1%, in 1995.
WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 18th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 98.1% | — |
| 1996 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 99.0% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 98.2% | 98.1% | 98.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 99.2% | 99.1% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.4% | 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, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male 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, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.1% in 1995.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia ranks 18th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release