Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia: 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia recorded 1 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia peaked at 1 GPIA in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.97 GPIA, in 1983.
That places UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 17th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia, 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
More education data for UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6184 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5883 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.48 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.97 GPIA in 1983.
- How does UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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 UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 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