Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 87.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
87.1%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
96th
of 203 groups
All-time high
88.0%
in 2015
All-time low
62.1%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 87.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 88.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 62.1%, in 1970.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 96th 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, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 62.1% | — |
| 1971 | 62.1% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 62.5% | +0.5% |
| 1973 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
| 1974 | 63.1% | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 63.6% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 64.6% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 65.1% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 66.7% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 67.3% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 65.9% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 68.7% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 69.4% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 70.1% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 70.8% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 71.3% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 71.9% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 73.4% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 73.9% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 74.5% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 75.1% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 76.2% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 76.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 77.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 77.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 78.4% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 85.2% | +8.6% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 80.9% | -5.8% |
| 2007 | 81.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 82.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 84.4% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 84.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 85.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 86.7% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 87.4% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 88.0% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 85.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 86.7% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 63.6% | 62.1% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 67.6% | 65.9% | 70.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.9% | 70.8% | 76.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 77.3% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.4% | 83.5% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 85.3% | 87.1% | 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, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 87.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 88.0% in 2015.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.1% in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 96th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release