Literacy rate, adult female in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: Literacy rate, adult female was 98.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, adult female in Europe & Central Asia, 1992–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15 and above.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, adult female in Europe & Central Asia is 98.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult female in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 98.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 93.8%, in 1992.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th of 39 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Literacy rate, adult female in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 93.8% | — |
| 1993 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 94.5% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 94.7% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 94.9% | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 95.2% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 95.4% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 95.5% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.8% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 95.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 96.0% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 96.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 97.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 97.4% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.6% | 93.8% | 95.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 96.1% | 95.5% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 97.2% | 98.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.4% | 98.2% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
More gender data for Europe & Central Asia
- Labor force, female 195.42 million (2025)
- Labor force, female, per capita 0.2096 units per person (2025)
- Labor force, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Labor force, female, annual growth rate -0.066 % change on previous year (2025)
- Labor force, female, per square kilometre 7.08 units per square kilometre (2023)
- Ratio of female to male youth unemployment rate (% ages 15-24) 113.5% (2025)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, female 16.26 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary to tertiary, male 15.91 years (2019)
- Proportion of women in ministerial level positions 27.2% (2025)
- Own-account workers, female (% of female employment) 9.0% (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult female in Europe & Central Asia?
- Literacy rate, adult female in Europe & Central Asia was 98.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult female recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 93.8% in 1992.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for literacy rate, adult female?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult female rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.