Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 74.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 74.0%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 74.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.5%, in 1976.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 105th 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 49 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 23.5% | — |
| 1977 | 23.8% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 24.3% | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 24.9% | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 25.5% | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 26.1% | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 26.9% | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 27.8% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 28.6% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 29.4% | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 30.2% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 31.1% | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 32.2% | +3.7% |
| 1989 | 33.4% | +3.6% |
| 1990 | 36.1% | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 37.2% | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 38.5% | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 39.6% | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 40.7% | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 42.6% | +4.6% |
| 1996 | 44.1% | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 45.6% | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 47.1% | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 48.6% | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 50.1% | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 51.6% | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 53.3% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 56.4% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 58.1% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 59.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 62.2% | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 63.7% | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 64.8% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 66.0% | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 67.0% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 68.3% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 68.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 69.7% | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 69.2% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 70.1% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 70.7% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 71.2% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 71.8% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 72.9% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 73.4% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 74.0% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.1% | 23.5% | 24.9% | 4 |
| 1980s | 29.1% | 25.5% | 33.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 42.0% | 36.1% | 48.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 50.1% | 63.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 64.8% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.9% | 71.8% | 74.0% | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 74.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 74.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.5% in 1976.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 105th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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