Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 47.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1991–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) is 47.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 47.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 1991.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 202nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 31.1% | — |
| 1992 | 31.7% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 32.2% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 32.6% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 33.1% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 34.4% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 35.7% | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 37.0% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 38.3% | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 39.7% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 42.4% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 39.3% | -13.3% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 40.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 40.9% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 41.5% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 42.1% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 44.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 44.5% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 45.8% | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 47.5% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.0% | 31.1% | 38.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 39.3% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 41.5% | 47.5% | 10 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 651,300 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 431,218 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 235,625 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 47.5% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 47.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 1991.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 202nd out of 203 groups with data for 2019.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release