Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female was 75.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries stood at 75.4%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 75.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.5%, in 1975.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 105th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 30.5% | — |
| 1976 | 31.0% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 31.6% | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 32.2% | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 33.0% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 33.7% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 34.5% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 35.5% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 36.5% | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 37.4% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 38.4% | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 39.4% | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 40.4% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 41.6% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 42.7% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 45.2% | +6.0% |
| 1991 | 46.3% | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 47.5% | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 48.0% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 49.0% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 50.7% | +3.5% |
| 1996 | 52.1% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 53.5% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 54.9% | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 56.3% | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 57.6% | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 59.0% | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 60.4% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 62.7% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 64.8% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 64.5% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 66.7% | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 67.6% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 69.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 71.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 71.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 72.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 73.5% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 74.0% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 75.0% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 75.4% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.6% | 30.5% | 33.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 38.0% | 33.7% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.4% | 45.2% | 56.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.1% | 57.6% | 67.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 68.4% | 73.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 73.5% | 75.4% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 75.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 75.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.5% in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 105th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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