Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 83.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
83.9%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
82nd
of 203 groups
All-time high
84.0%
in 2022
All-time low
33.8%
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in MDG: Western Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in MDG: Western Asia stood at 83.9%.
That represents a change of up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 84.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.8%, in 1970.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 82nd 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 MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.8% | — |
| 1971 | 34.3% | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 34.9% | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 35.5% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 36.2% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 36.9% | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 37.7% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 38.5% | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 39.4% | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 39.1% | -0.8% |
| 1980 | 40.1% | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 41.0% | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 42.2% | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 43.2% | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 49.7% | +15.0% |
| 1985 | 50.6% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 51.6% | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 52.5% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 53.6% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 54.0% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 55.1% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 56.2% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 57.2% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 58.3% | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 59.4% | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 60.4% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 61.7% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 62.9% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 64.0% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 65.2% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 66.9% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 69.9% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 71.2% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 72.4% | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 73.7% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 74.6% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 77.0% | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 81.0% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 81.9% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 82.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 83.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 84.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 83.9% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 83.9% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 36.6% | 33.8% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 47.8% | 40.1% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.0% | 55.1% | 65.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.3% | 65.7% | 77.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.3% | 79.0% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.9% | 83.9% | 84.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
- 79 Côte d'Ivoire 33.2% compare
- 80 Senegal 32.9% compare
- 81 Benin 31.6% compare
- 82 Burkina Faso 22.0% compare
- 83 Mali 21.5% compare
- 84 Sierra Leone 21.4% compare
- 85 Guinea 21.2% compare
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in MDG: Western Asia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in MDG: Western Asia was 83.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 84.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.8% in 1970.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 82nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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