Eastern Europe Compared by People > Literacy > Total population

DEFINITION: This entry is derived from People > Literacy, which includes a definition of literacy and Census Bureau percentages for the total population, males, and females. There are no universal definitions and standards of literacy. Unless otherwise specified, all rates are based on the most common definition - the ability to read and write at a specified age. Detailing the standards that individual countries use to assess the ability to read and write is beyond the scope of the Factbook. Information on literacy, while not a perfect measure of educational results, is probably the most easily available and valid for international comparisons. Low levels of literacy, and education in general, can impede the economic development of a country in the current rapidly changing, technology-driven world.
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Gibraltar: above 80% (2013)

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	Azerbaijan	99.8%	2013
=2	Poland	99.7%	2013
=2	Russia	99.7%	2013
=2	Ukraine	99.7%	2013
=2	Slovenia	99.7%	2013
=2	Georgia	99.7%	2013
=7	Belarus	99.6%	2013
=7	Armenia	99.6%	2013
=7	Slovakia	99.6%	2013
=10	Czech Republic	99%	2013
=10	Hungary	99%	2013
=10	Moldova	99%	2013
13	Croatia	98.9%	2013
14	Montenegro	98.5%	2013
15	Bulgaria	98.4%	2013
=16	Serbia	98%	2013
=16	Bosnia and Herzegovina	98%	2013
18	Romania	97.7%	2013
19	Albania	96.8%	2013
20	Kosovo	91.9%	2013

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