Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 37.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1991–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2019, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) stood at 37.8%. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 37.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 1991.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 202nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 23.6% | — |
| 1992 | 24.0% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 24.3% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 24.6% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 24.9% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 26.0% | +4.3% |
| 1997 | 27.1% | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 28.2% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 29.3% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 30.5% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 31.7% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 33.0% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 34.2% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | +3.7% |
| 2005 | 35.7% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 30.3% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 30.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 31.4% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 31.7% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 32.3% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 34.1% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 34.6% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 35.1% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 35.7% | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 36.3% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 36.9% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 37.6% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.8% | 23.6% | 29.3% | 9 |
| 2000s | 32.5% | 30.3% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.3% | 32.3% | 37.8% | 10 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.35 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 591,400 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.76 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 442,505 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 193,157 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198,344 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.36 % change on previous year (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.0% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 37.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 37.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 1991.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 202nd out of 203 groups with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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