Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 65.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
65.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
35th
of 203 groups
All-time high
71.0%
in 2003
All-time low
63.0%
in 1989
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 65.0% for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in 2024.
The figure is down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 71.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 63.0%, in 1989.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 35th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 63.0% | — |
| 1990 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 65.0% | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 71.0% | +9.2% |
| 2004 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 71.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | -7.0% |
| 2007 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 68.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.0% | -5.9% |
| 2017 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.0% | 63.0% | 63.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 64.4% | 63.0% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.4% | 65.0% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.4% | 64.0% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 65.0% | 65.0% | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 65.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.0% in 1989.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 35th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release