Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 63.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 63.3% 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 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 63.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.4%, in 1971.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 142nd 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.4% | — |
| 1971 | 16.4% | -0.2% |
| 1972 | 16.7% | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 17.1% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 17.5% | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 18.0% | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 18.7% | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 19.3% | +3.4% |
| 1978 | 20.0% | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 20.8% | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 21.7% | +4.4% |
| 1981 | 22.6% | +4.4% |
| 1982 | 23.6% | +4.3% |
| 1983 | 23.5% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 24.3% | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 25.1% | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 26.1% | +3.7% |
| 1987 | 27.1% | +4.0% |
| 1988 | 28.2% | +4.0% |
| 1989 | 29.3% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | 30.5% | +4.0% |
| 1991 | 31.7% | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 32.9% | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 33.8% | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 34.8% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 36.0% | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 37.1% | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 38.3% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 39.6% | +3.3% |
| 1999 | 40.9% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 42.1% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 43.4% | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 44.8% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | +13.7% |
| 2004 | 52.2% | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 53.2% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 50.2% | -5.7% |
| 2007 | 51.3% | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 52.5% | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 54.4% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 55.3% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 56.1% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 57.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 59.1% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 60.2% | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 58.8% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 59.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 60.3% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 61.1% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 62.6% | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 63.3% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.1% | 16.4% | 20.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.1% | 21.7% | 29.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.6% | 30.5% | 40.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 49.5% | 42.1% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.5% | 55.3% | 61.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 60.3% | 63.3% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 63.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 63.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.4% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 142nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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