Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 69.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) recorded 69.5% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 69.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.1%, in 1976.
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 117th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 12.1% | — |
| 1977 | 12.1% | +0.3% |
| 1978 | 12.4% | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 12.8% | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 13.4% | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 14.1% | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 14.8% | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 15.9% | +7.6% |
| 1984 | 17.1% | +7.2% |
| 1985 | 18.3% | +7.3% |
| 1986 | 19.6% | +7.2% |
| 1987 | 21.0% | +7.0% |
| 1988 | 22.4% | +7.0% |
| 1989 | 23.9% | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 25.4% | +6.4% |
| 1991 | 27.0% | +6.2% |
| 1992 | 28.6% | +6.0% |
| 1993 | 30.2% | +5.6% |
| 1994 | 31.9% | +5.4% |
| 1995 | 33.5% | +5.0% |
| 1996 | 35.1% | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 36.7% | +4.6% |
| 1998 | 39.0% | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 40.6% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 42.0% | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 43.9% | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 46.7% | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 48.1% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 50.6% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 52.6% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 54.0% | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 55.0% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 62.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 63.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 61.2% | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 62.4% | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 63.6% | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 64.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 65.7% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 66.4% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 67.6% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 68.2% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 68.9% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 69.5% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.4% | 12.1% | 12.8% | 4 |
| 1980s | 18.0% | 13.4% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.8% | 25.4% | 40.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.3% | 42.0% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.7% | 55.0% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.2% | 67.0% | 69.5% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 14.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 69.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 69.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.1% in 1976.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 117th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 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