Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 71.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 71.0% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 71.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.8%, in 1973.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 112th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 20.8% | — |
| 1974 | 21.0% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 21.3% | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 21.7% | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 22.1% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 22.6% | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 23.2% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 23.9% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 24.6% | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 25.3% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 25.6% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 26.4% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 27.2% | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 28.1% | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 29.2% | +3.7% |
| 1988 | 30.3% | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 31.4% | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 32.6% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 33.8% | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 35.0% | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 36.1% | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 37.3% | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 38.5% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 39.9% | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 41.3% | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 43.1% | +4.2% |
| 1999 | 44.5% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 45.9% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 47.4% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 48.8% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 53.0% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 54.2% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 55.2% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 54.9% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 56.4% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 58.1% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 63.6% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 65.4% | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 64.9% | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 66.8% | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 67.5% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 68.0% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 68.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 69.5% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 70.3% | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 71.0% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.8% | 20.8% | 23.2% | 7 |
| 1980s | 27.2% | 23.9% | 31.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 38.2% | 32.6% | 44.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 52.8% | 45.9% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.8% | 59.3% | 67.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 68.0% | 71.0% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 71.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.8% in 1973.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 112th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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