Literacy rate, youth total in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: Literacy rate, youth total was 99.7% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, youth total in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1981–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of people ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, youth total in Central Europe and the Baltics stood at 99.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth total in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 99.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 99.5%, in 1994.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 4th out of 40 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, youth total in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | % of people ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 99.5% | — |
| 1982 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 1991 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 1993 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 99.5% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 99.5% | 99.5% | 99.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 99.6% | 99.5% | 99.7% | 6 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Central Europe and the Baltics
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 2 Armenia 99.9% compare
- 2 Saudi Arabia 99.9% compare
- 2 Singapore 99.9% compare
- 5 Azerbaijan 99.9% compare
- 6 Belarus 99.9% compare
- 7 Republic of Moldova 99.8% compare
More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.33 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth total in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Literacy rate, youth total in Central Europe and the Baltics was 99.7% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth total recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.5% in 1994.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for literacy rate, youth total?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 4th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth total rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.