Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 74.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.9%
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
103rd
of 203 groups
All-time high
74.9%
in 2024
All-time low
24.6%
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 74.9% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 74.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, 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, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.7% | — |
| 1971 | 24.6% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 24.9% | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 25.3% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 25.6% | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 26.2% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 26.8% | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 27.4% | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 28.2% | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 29.0% | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 29.9% | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 30.7% | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 31.6% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 31.4% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 32.1% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 32.8% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 33.6% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 34.6% | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 35.6% | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 36.7% | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 37.8% | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 38.8% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 40.0% | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 41.0% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 42.1% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 43.1% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 44.6% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 46.0% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 47.5% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 49.0% | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 50.4% | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 51.8% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 53.2% | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 58.8% | +10.5% |
| 2004 | 60.0% | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 61.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 58.9% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 61.5% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 63.5% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 64.7% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 65.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 66.7% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 69.5% | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 71.1% | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 68.5% | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 69.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 70.0% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 70.8% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 72.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 73.1% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 74.0% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.3% | 24.6% | 29.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.9% | 29.9% | 36.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.0% | 37.8% | 49.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.0% | 50.4% | 63.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.5% | 64.7% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.1% | 71.4% | 74.9% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 330,831 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.4 % change on previous year (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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 841,950 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 74.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 103rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release