Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 69.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UIS: Arab States, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UIS: Arab States stood at 69.7%. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UIS: Arab States peaked at 69.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.3%, in 1979.
That places UIS: Arab States 116th 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 46 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 26.3% | — |
| 1980 | 26.8% | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 27.4% | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 28.1% | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 28.4% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 29.0% | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 29.6% | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 30.3% | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 31.1% | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 32.1% | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 33.1% | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 34.2% | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 35.1% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 36.3% | +3.3% |
| 1993 | 37.4% | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 38.5% | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 39.6% | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 41.0% | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 42.5% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 44.0% | +3.5% |
| 1999 | 45.4% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 46.8% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 48.3% | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 49.8% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 53.3% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 54.7% | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 55.7% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 55.0% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 56.5% | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 58.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 62.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 64.6% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 64.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.9% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 65.1% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 67.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 68.6% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 69.2% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 69.7% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.3% | 26.3% | 26.3% | 1 |
| 1980s | 29.6% | 26.8% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 39.4% | 34.2% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.2% | 46.8% | 58.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.4% | 59.1% | 67.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.6% | 67.6% | 69.7% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UIS: Arab States?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UIS: Arab States was 69.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 69.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.3% in 1979.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 116th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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