Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 87.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 87.5% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 87.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.7%, in 1977.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 95th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 60.7% | — |
| 1978 | 61.3% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 61.8% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 62.4% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 62.9% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 63.7% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 64.0% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 64.7% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 65.4% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 66.2% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 66.8% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 67.7% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 68.5% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 70.4% | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 71.2% | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 72.0% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 73.0% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 73.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 74.5% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 75.3% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 76.1% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 77.8% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 78.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 79.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 80.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 82.8% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 83.5% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 81.1% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 81.9% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 83.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 83.9% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 84.7% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 85.6% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 86.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 86.2% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 85.5% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 85.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 86.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 86.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 87.5% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.3% | 60.7% | 61.8% | 3 |
| 1980s | 65.2% | 62.4% | 68.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.1% | 70.4% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.8% | 78.5% | 83.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.7% | 84.3% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.0% | 86.5% | 87.5% | 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, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 87.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 87.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.7% in 1977.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 95th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.5%. 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, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release