Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity was 0.9 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
0.9 GPIA
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
97th
of 203 groups
All-time high
0.9 GPIA
in 2019
All-time low
0.62 GPIA
in 1979
Years of data
46
1979–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
MDG: Western Asia recorded 0.9 GPIA for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 0.9 GPIA in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.62 GPIA, in 1979.
That places MDG: Western Asia 97th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 0.62 GPIA | — |
| 1980 | 0.63 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.64 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 0.7 GPIA | +7.7% |
| 1985 | 0.7 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 0.72 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 0.74 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.75 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.85 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.62 GPIA | 0.62 GPIA | 0.62 GPIA | 1 |
| 1980s | 0.683 GPIA | 0.63 GPIA | 0.72 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.757 GPIA | 0.73 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.813 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 0.85 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.881 GPIA | 0.86 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity in MDG: Western Asia was 0.9 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9 GPIA in 2019.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.62 GPIA in 1979.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 97th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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