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Historical Values
Year Value
2006 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.4% male: 98.9% female: 94.1% (2002 est.)
2007 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.4% male: 98.9% female: 94.1% (2003 census) note: includes Montenegro but excludes Kosovo
2008 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.4% male: 98.9% female: 94.1% (2003 census) note: includes Montenegro
2008 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.4% male: 98.9% female: 94.1% (2003 census) note: includes Montenegro
2009 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.4% male: 98.9% female: 94.1% (2003 census) note: includes Montenegro
2010 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.4% male: 98.9% female: 94.1% (2003 census) note: includes Montenegro
2011 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 96.4% male: 98.9% female: 94.1% (2003 census) note: includes Montenegro
2012 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 97.9% male: 99.2% female: 96.7% (2010 est.)
2013 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99.2% female: 96.9% (2011 est.)
2014 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 98% male: 99.2% female: 96.9% (2011 est.)
2015 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 98.1% | male: 99.1% | female: 97.2% (2015 est.)
2016 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 98.1% | male: 99.1% | female: 97.2% (2015 est.)
2017 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 98.8% | male: 99.5% | female: 98.2% (2016 est.)
2018 definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2016 est.) | total population: 98.8% (2016 est.) | male: 99.5% (2016 est.) | female: 98.2% (2016 est.)
2019 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 98.8% | male: 99.5% | female: 98.2% (2016)
2020 definition: age 15 and over can read and write | total population: 98.3% | male: 99.1% | female: 97.5% (2016)
2021 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.5% male: 99.9% female: 99.1% (2019)
2022 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.5% male: 99.9% female: 99.1% (2019)
2023 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.5% male: 99.9% female: 99.1% (2019)
2024 definition: age 15 and over can read and write total population: 99.5% male: 99.9% female: 99.1% (2019)
2025 total population: 99.3% (2022 est.) male: 99.6% (2022 est.) female: 99.1% (2022 est.)