Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
17th
of 204 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 2009
All-time low
0.97 GPIA
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe is 1 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe peaked at 1 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.97 GPIA, in 1983.
UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 17th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.97 GPIA | — |
| 1984 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.98 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.98 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.989 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.991 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
More education data for UIS: Central and Eastern Europe
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 147,611 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0777 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0942 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe was 1 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2009.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.97 GPIA in 1983.
- How does UIS: Central and Eastern Europe rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe ranks 17th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UIS: Central and Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UIS: Central and Eastern Europe data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release