Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female was 62.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 62.1% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 62.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 1972.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 146th 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 53 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 14.3% | — |
| 1973 | 14.5% | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 14.7% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 15.0% | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 15.3% | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 15.7% | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 16.3% | +3.4% |
| 1979 | 16.8% | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 17.5% | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 18.2% | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 19.0% | +4.6% |
| 1983 | 19.9% | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 20.7% | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 21.5% | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 22.4% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 23.4% | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 24.4% | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 25.5% | +4.3% |
| 1990 | 27.8% | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 28.8% | +3.7% |
| 1992 | 30.2% | +4.6% |
| 1993 | 31.3% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 32.1% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 33.7% | +4.7% |
| 1996 | 34.8% | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 35.9% | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 37.2% | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 38.5% | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 39.6% | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 41.0% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 44.3% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 45.6% | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 46.9% | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 46.8% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 48.0% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +5.2% |
| 2009 | 51.3% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 52.2% | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 53.0% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 53.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 54.4% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 55.0% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 56.2% | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 56.6% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 57.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 58.5% | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 59.1% | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 59.8% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 60.5% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 61.3% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 62.1% | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.3% | 14.3% | 16.8% | 8 |
| 1980s | 21.3% | 17.5% | 25.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.0% | 27.8% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.6% | 39.6% | 51.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.4% | 52.2% | 58.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.6% | 59.1% | 62.1% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 62.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 1972.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 146th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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