Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 81.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) is 81.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 81.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.8%, in 1973.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 138th 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 52 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 46.8% | — |
| 1974 | 47.2% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 47.5% | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 47.9% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 48.5% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 49.1% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 50.4% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 51.0% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 51.7% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 52.2% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 52.9% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 53.7% | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 54.5% | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 55.2% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 56.0% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 56.7% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 58.3% | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 59.2% | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 61.5% | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 64.0% | +4.1% |
| 1994 | 64.6% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 65.5% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 66.3% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 67.1% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 68.7% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 71.1% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 74.8% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 75.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 75.9% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 74.7% | -1.5% |
| 2007 | 75.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 77.5% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 79.0% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 79.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 79.6% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 78.7% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 79.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 78.8% | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 48.1% | 46.8% | 49.8% | 7 |
| 1980s | 53.4% | 50.4% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.3% | 58.3% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.1% | 69.5% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.8% | 77.5% | 79.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.2% | 79.3% | 81.2% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 81.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.8% in 1973.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 138th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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