Literacy Rate (Adults) in European Union

Literacy rate among adults reached 99.1% in 2016 in the European Union, according to World Bank. This is 0.025% more than in the previous year.

Historically, literacy rate among adults in the European Union reached an all time high of 99.1% in 2016 and an all time low of 97.7% in 1988.

European Union has been ranked within the group of 37 countries we follow in terms of literacy rate among adults.