Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 78.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 78.2% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 78.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.3%, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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 55 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.3% | — |
| 1971 | 31.3% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 31.8% | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 32.3% | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 32.8% | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 33.4% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 34.1% | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 35.0% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 35.9% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 36.8% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 37.7% | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 38.7% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 39.6% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 39.5% | -0.2% |
| 1984 | 40.5% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 41.6% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 42.6% | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 43.7% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 44.8% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 45.9% | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 47.0% | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 48.1% | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 49.2% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 48.5% | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 49.7% | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 50.8% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 52.1% | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 53.4% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 54.7% | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 56.0% | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 57.1% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 58.3% | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 59.5% | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 63.4% | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 64.4% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 65.5% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 64.2% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 65.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 67.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 69.3% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 70.0% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 72.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 74.8% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 72.0% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 74.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 74.8% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 76.0% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 76.8% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 77.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 78.2% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.5% | 31.3% | 36.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.5% | 37.7% | 45.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.9% | 47.0% | 56.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.2% | 57.1% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 68.7% | 74.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.8% | 75.3% | 78.2% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 78.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.3% in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 97th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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