Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.84 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.84 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
134th
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.84 GPIA
in 2022
All-time low
0.54 GPIA
in 1980
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 0.84 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 0.84 GPIA in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.54 GPIA, in 1980.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 134th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.54 GPIA | — |
| 1981 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 0.56 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 0.56 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 0.57 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 0.58 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 0.59 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 0.6 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 0.6 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.61 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 0.62 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 0.63 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 0.63 GPIA | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.67 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 0.68 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.69 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 0.73 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.79 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.8 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.83 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.84 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.576 GPIA | 0.54 GPIA | 0.61 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.651 GPIA | 0.62 GPIA | 0.69 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.738 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.804 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.836 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 0.84 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 0.84 GPIA in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.54 GPIA in 1980.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 134th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 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