Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 67.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 67.2% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 67.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.5%, in 1970.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 144th of 203 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22.5% | — |
| 1971 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 23.1% | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 23.6% | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 24.2% | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 24.9% | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 25.7% | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 26.4% | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 27.2% | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 28.1% | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 29.1% | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 30.0% | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 31.0% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 30.9% | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 31.9% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 33.0% | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 34.0% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 35.1% | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 36.3% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 37.4% | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 38.7% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 40.0% | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 41.3% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 40.5% | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 41.7% | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 43.0% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 44.4% | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 45.7% | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 47.1% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 48.4% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 49.7% | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 51.0% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 52.4% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 56.7% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 58.8% | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 57.0% | -3.0% |
| 2007 | 58.0% | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 60.1% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 60.8% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 61.5% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 62.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 66.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 62.2% | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 63.0% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 63.4% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 64.1% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 65.1% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 67.2% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.8% | 22.5% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.9% | 29.1% | 37.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.1% | 38.7% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.1% | 49.7% | 60.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 60.8% | 66.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 64.4% | 67.2% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 67.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.5% in 1970.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 144th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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