Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male 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, male was 82.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 82.4%.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 84.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 54.8%, in 1970.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 132nd 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 54.8% | — |
| 1971 | 54.8% | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 55.2% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 55.5% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 55.9% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 56.4% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 56.9% | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 57.4% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 57.8% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 58.9% | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 59.5% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 60.1% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 58.5% | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 59.2% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 60.0% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 60.9% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 61.6% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 62.4% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 63.2% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 64.1% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 65.0% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 65.9% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 67.7% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 68.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 69.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 70.3% | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 71.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 72.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 72.8% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 73.5% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 74.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 75.0% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 82.6% | +10.2% |
| 2004 | 83.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 83.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | -6.7% |
| 2007 | 78.4% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 81.1% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 81.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 82.5% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 83.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 79.0% | -6.2% |
| 2017 | 79.5% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 80.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 80.7% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 81.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 81.6% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 82.4% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.3% | 54.8% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 60.4% | 58.5% | 63.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.7% | 64.1% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.8% | 73.5% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.7% | 79.0% | 84.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.5% | 80.7% | 82.4% | 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)
All data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 82.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 84.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.8% in 1970.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 132nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release