Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.98 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.98 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
45th
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.98 GPIA
in 2020
All-time low
0.71 GPIA
in 1986
Years of data
39
1986–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries stood at 0.98 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 0.98 GPIA in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.71 GPIA, in 1986.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 45th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 0.71 GPIA | — |
| 1987 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.76 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.89 GPIA | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.9 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.96 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.97 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.98 GPIA | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.98 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7175 GPIA | 0.71 GPIA | 0.73 GPIA | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.781 GPIA | 0.74 GPIA | 0.82 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.887 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.96 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.98 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 0.98 GPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 44 Mauritius 0.9651 GPIA compare
- 45 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 0.96 GPIA compare
- 45 Oman 0.96 GPIA compare
- 45 El Salvador 0.96 GPIA compare
- 45 Türkiye 0.96 GPIA compare
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 0.98 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.98 GPIA in 2020.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.71 GPIA in 1986.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 45th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release