Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.9996 GPIA in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.9996 GPIA
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
2nd
of 36 groups
All-time high
0.9996 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.9808 GPIA
in 1994
Years of data
26
1994–2019

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia, 1994–2019

00.20.40.60.811994200620191994: 0.981 GPIA1995: 0.982 GPIA1996: 0.983 GPIA1997: 0.984 GPIA1998: 0.985 GPIA1999: 0.986 GPIA2000: 0.985 GPIA2001: 0.987 GPIA2002: 0.987 GPIA2003: 0.988 GPIA2004: 0.989 GPIA2005: 0.989 GPIA2006: 0.99 GPIA2007: 0.991 GPIA2008: 0.99 GPIA2009: 0.994 GPIA2010: 0.996 GPIA2011: 0.998 GPIA2012: 0.998 GPIA2013: 0.999 GPIA2014: 0.999 GPIA2015: 0.999 GPIA2016: 0.999 GPIA2017: 0.999 GPIA2018: 0.999 GPIA2019: 1 GPIA

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.

Analysis

The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia is 0.9996 GPIA, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 0.9996 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.9808 GPIA, in 1994.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 2nd of 36 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA) in Europe & Central Asia, 1994 to 2019.
Year GPIA Change
1994 0.9808 GPIA
1995 0.9819 GPIA +0.1%
1996 0.983 GPIA +0.1%
1997 0.9841 GPIA +0.1%
1998 0.9851 GPIA +0.1%
1999 0.986 GPIA +0.1%
2000 0.9855 GPIA -0.1%
2001 0.9866 GPIA +0.1%
2002 0.9872 GPIA +0.1%
2003 0.988 GPIA +0.1%
2004 0.989 GPIA +0.1%
2005 0.9893 GPIA +0.0%
2006 0.9896 GPIA +0.0%
2007 0.9905 GPIA +0.1%
2008 0.9905 GPIA -0.0%
2009 0.994 GPIA +0.4%
2010 0.9963 GPIA +0.2%
2011 0.9976 GPIA +0.1%
2012 0.9984 GPIA +0.1%
2013 0.9987 GPIA +0.0%
2014 0.9989 GPIA +0.0%
2015 0.999 GPIA +0.0%
2016 0.9991 GPIA +0.0%
2017 0.9993 GPIA +0.0%
2018 0.9994 GPIA +0.0%
2019 0.9996 GPIA +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9835 GPIA 0.9808 GPIA 0.986 GPIA 6
2000s 0.989 GPIA 0.9855 GPIA 0.994 GPIA 10
2010s 0.9986 GPIA 0.9963 GPIA 0.9996 GPIA 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia

  1. 1 Malta 1.04 GPIA compare
  2. 2 Eswatini 1.03 GPIA compare
  3. 3 Qatar 1.02 GPIA compare
  4. 4 Brazil 1.02 GPIA compare
  5. 5 Seychelles 1.01 GPIA compare

See the full ranking of 120 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in Europe & Central Asia was 0.9996 GPIA in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 0.9996 GPIA in 2019.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9808 GPIA in 1994.
How does Europe & Central Asia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 2nd out of 36 groups with data for 2019.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA)
Unit
GPIA
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
120 places, 2,155 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

The Adjusted Gender Parity Index (GPIA) is calculated by dividing the female value for the indicator by the male value for the indicator. If the resulting value exceeds 1, the ratio is inverted and subtracted from 2. The adjusted gender parity index is symmetrical around 1 and lies in the range 0-2. An adjusted GPI equal to 1 indicates parity between females and males. In general, a value less than 1 indicates disparity in favor of males and a value greater than 1 indicates disparity in favor of females. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute for Statistics: http://uis.unesco.org/