Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 97.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries is 97.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 97.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.3%, in 1986.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 34th 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, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 44.3% | — |
| 1987 | 44.6% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 46.4% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 48.1% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 49.7% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 50.7% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 52.3% | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 54.0% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 55.6% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 57.2% | +3.0% |
| 1996 | 58.9% | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 60.4% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 60.7% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 62.4% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 64.2% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 65.9% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 68.7% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +5.2% |
| 2004 | 74.0% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 75.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 77.5% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 78.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 80.3% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 82.1% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 83.9% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 90.8% | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 91.6% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 92.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 92.9% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 93.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 95.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 95.3% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 95.6% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 96.6% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 45.8% | 44.3% | 48.1% | 4 |
| 1990s | 56.2% | 49.7% | 62.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.9% | 64.2% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.6% | 83.9% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 96.6% | 97.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8584 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 97.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 97.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3% in 1986.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 34th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release