Title: Literacy Rate, Adult Total: All Income Levels for Europe and Central Asia Series ID: SEADTLITRZSECS Source: World Bank Release: World Development Indicators (Not a Press Release) Seasonal Adjustment: Not Seasonally Adjusted Frequency: Annual Units: Percent of People Ages 15 and Above Date Range: 1992-01-01 to 2020-01-01 Last Updated: 2022-12-27 1:45 PM CST Notes: Adult (15+) literacy rate (%). Total is the percentage of the population age 15 and above 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 literates aged 15 years and over by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100. Nations that are included in this data series are listed at http://data.worldbank.org/about/country-and-lending-groups Source Indicator: SE.ADT.LITR.ZS DATE VALUE 1992-01-01 95.3201217651367 1993-01-01 95.4821701049805 1994-01-01 95.6253204345703 1995-01-01 95.7683181762695 1996-01-01 95.9337768554688 1997-01-01 96.0618133544922 1998-01-01 96.2161712646484 1999-01-01 96.3331298828125 2000-01-01 96.3960800170898 2001-01-01 96.4900894165039 2002-01-01 96.6760177612305 2003-01-01 96.7698593139648 2004-01-01 96.9008712768555 2005-01-01 97.0618667602539 2006-01-01 97.0544128417969 2007-01-01 97.1238632202148 2008-01-01 97.1588516235352 2009-01-01 97.4051818847656 2010-01-01 97.5670089721680 2011-01-01 97.7038803100586 2012-01-01 97.8053970336914 2013-01-01 97.8716583251953 2014-01-01 97.9147262573242 2015-01-01 97.9593200683594 2016-01-01 98.0475006103516 2017-01-01 98.0926895141602 2018-01-01 98.1488418579102 2019-01-01 98.2064819335938 2020-01-01 98.2522888183594