Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 1 GPIA in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
1 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
17th
of 204 groups
All-time high
1 GPIA
in 1995
All-time low
0.99 GPIA
in 1988
Years of data
36
1988–2023
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, 1988–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia recorded 1 GPIA for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in 2023. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia peaked at 1 GPIA in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.99 GPIA, in 1988.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 17th out of 204 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0.99 GPIA | — |
| 1989 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.995 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.46 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2951 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 83.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0579 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.92 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 492,196 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia was 1 GPIA in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 1995.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.99 GPIA in 1988.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia ranks 17th out of 204 groups with data for 2023.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: 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: 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