Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female was 65.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.0%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
35th
of 203 groups
All-time high
66.0%
in 2003
All-time low
60.0%
in 1989
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 65.0% for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 66.0% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 60.0%, in 1989.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 35th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 60.0% | — |
| 1990 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 61.0% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 62.0% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 63.0% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.0% | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 64.0% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 66.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.0% | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.0% | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 64.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 65.0% | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 65.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 1 |
| 1990s | 61.9% | 60.0% | 63.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.5% | 63.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.1% | 64.0% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.4% | 64.0% | 65.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 65.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2003.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.0% in 1989.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 35th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, % female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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