Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 79.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1989–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) is 79.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 4.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 79.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.5%, in 1989.
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 142nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 69.5% | — |
| 1990 | 70.1% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 70.7% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 71.6% | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 72.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 72.6% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 74.6% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 75.3% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 75.9% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 76.6% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 77.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 79.1% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 79.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 75.4% | -5.2% |
| 2007 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 76.4% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 76.7% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 77.0% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 77.2% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 77.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 78.6% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 79.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 79.7% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 69.5% | 69.5% | 69.5% | 1 |
| 1990s | 73.0% | 70.1% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.3% | 75.4% | 79.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.3% | 76.7% | 79.7% | 10 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.78 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 826,402 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 858,973 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.69 million (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 583,636 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 348,275 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.55 % change on previous year (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 79.7% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.5% in 1989.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 142nd out of 203 groups with data for 2019.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release