Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes was 80.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 80.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 80.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.6%, in 1971.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 103rd of 203 groups on this measure, 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, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 41.6% | — |
| 1971 | 41.6% | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 41.9% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 42.6% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 43.1% | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 43.6% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 44.2% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 44.9% | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 45.6% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 46.4% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 47.1% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 47.7% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 46.4% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 47.0% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 47.7% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 48.4% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 49.2% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 50.1% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 51.0% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 52.0% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 52.8% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 53.8% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 55.6% | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 56.5% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 57.4% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 58.5% | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 59.6% | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 60.8% | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 61.9% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 62.9% | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 63.9% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 65.0% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 71.3% | +9.8% |
| 2004 | 72.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 73.0% | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 69.0% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 69.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 70.9% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 73.2% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 74.0% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 75.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 77.0% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 77.7% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 78.9% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 75.1% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 75.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 76.9% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 77.4% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 78.0% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 80.1% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.1% | 41.6% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 48.1% | 46.4% | 51.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.9% | 52.0% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 62.9% | 73.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.2% | 74.0% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 77.4% | 80.1% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 80.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.6% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 103rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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