Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 86.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in UIS: Arab States, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in UIS: Arab States stood at 86.0%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in UIS: Arab States peaked at 86.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.0%, in 1980.
UIS: Arab States ranks 102nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 64.0% | — |
| 1981 | 64.4% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 65.0% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 64.8% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 65.4% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 66.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 66.6% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 67.2% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 68.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 68.7% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 70.3% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 71.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 72.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 73.3% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 74.0% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 74.8% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 75.7% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 76.4% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 77.0% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 77.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 78.7% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 81.6% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 82.5% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 80.6% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 81.7% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 82.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 83.5% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 84.3% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 85.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 84.0% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 84.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 85.1% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 66.0% | 64.0% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.9% | 69.5% | 76.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 77.0% | 82.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.4% | 82.1% | 85.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 85.1% | 86.0% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 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 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in UIS: Arab States?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in UIS: Arab States was 86.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.0% in 1980.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 102nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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