Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index was 0.8 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 0.8 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.8 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.33 GPIA, in 1970.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 145th 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 55 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.33 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.33 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.33 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1973 | 0.34 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 0.34 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.35 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 0.36 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 0.37 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 0.38 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 0.39 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 0.4 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 0.41 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 0.42 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 0.44 GPIA | +4.8% |
| 1984 | 0.45 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 0.46 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 0.47 GPIA | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 0.48 GPIA | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 0.5 GPIA | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 0.51 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 0.52 GPIA | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 0.53 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.55 GPIA | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 0.53 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 0.54 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 0.55 GPIA | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 0.56 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.57 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 0.58 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.59 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.6 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 0.61 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.62 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 0.64 GPIA | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.68 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.68 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.7 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.7 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.7 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.71 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.73 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.77 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 0.78 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 0.79 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.352 GPIA | 0.33 GPIA | 0.39 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.454 GPIA | 0.4 GPIA | 0.51 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.552 GPIA | 0.52 GPIA | 0.59 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.654 GPIA | 0.6 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.741 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 0.77 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.788 GPIA | 0.78 GPIA | 0.8 GPIA | 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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.8 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.33 GPIA in 1970.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 145th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. 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 Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release