Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 64.5% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) recorded 64.5% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 64.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 1990.
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 174th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 49.1% | — |
| 1991 | 49.7% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 50.6% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 51.4% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 52.1% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 52.8% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 54.1% | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 55.4% | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 56.7% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 57.9% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 59.1% | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 60.2% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 61.3% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 62.4% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 63.4% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 64.2% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 61.0% | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 61.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 62.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 63.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 63.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 64.0% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 64.2% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.0% | 49.1% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 61.8% | 59.1% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.9% | 63.2% | 64.5% | 6 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.78 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 826,402 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 858,973 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.69 million (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 583,636 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 348,275 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.55 % change on previous year (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 64.5% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 1990.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 174th out of 203 groups with data for 2015.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 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