Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 99.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) recorded 99.2% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2019. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 99.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 93.8%, in 1983.
That places Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 3rd out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 93.8% | — |
| 1984 | 94.7% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 94.8% | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 95.1% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 95.2% | +0.1% |
| 1989 | 95.2% | -0.0% |
| 1990 | 95.3% | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 95.4% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 95.6% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 95.7% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 95.8% | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 96.1% | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 96.3% | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 96.3% | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 97.1% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 97.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.9% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 98.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 98.7% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.8% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 94.8% | 93.8% | 95.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 95.8% | 95.3% | 96.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.9% | 96.3% | 97.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.4% | 99.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- 1 Uzbekistan 100.0% compare
- 2 Azerbaijan 99.9% compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 99.7% compare
- 4 Barbados 99.7% compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 99.7% compare
- 6 Tonga 99.5% compare
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.55 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.18 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.19 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.19 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 80.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.27 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 215,776 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 99.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.8% in 1983.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 3rd out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of the female population between age 25 and age 64 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of female literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.