Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): 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 2011
All-time low
0.97 GPIA
in 1987
Years of data
38
1987–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1987–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) stood at 1 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 38 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 1 GPIA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.97 GPIA, in 1987.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 17th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | 0.97 GPIA | — |
| 1988 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 0.97 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 1990 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.98 GPIA | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.99 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 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 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.99 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 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 | 0.9733 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 3 |
| 1990s | 0.98 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.986 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.999 GPIA | 0.99 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 1 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8629 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9089 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1924 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8854 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 12.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 1 GPIA in 2011.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.97 GPIA in 1987.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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