Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 98.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ALECSO: Gulf Countries recorded 98.5% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 98.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.5%, in 1986.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 33rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 60.5% | — |
| 1987 | 60.6% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 61.9% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 63.1% | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 64.3% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 65.1% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 66.3% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 67.4% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 68.6% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 69.8% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 71.0% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 72.2% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 73.3% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 74.6% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 75.9% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 77.1% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 79.1% | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 80.0% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 81.3% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 82.4% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 83.5% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 85.6% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 86.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 87.7% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 88.9% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 93.3% | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 93.9% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 94.4% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 95.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 96.6% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 98.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.3% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.5% | 60.5% | 63.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 69.3% | 64.3% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.9% | 75.9% | 87.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.0% | 88.9% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.2% | 97.8% | 98.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 98.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 98.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.5% in 1986.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 33rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release