Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) stood at 80.0%. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 80.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.3%, in 1974.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 138th 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 51 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 48.3% | — |
| 1975 | 48.6% | +0.6% |
| 1976 | 48.9% | +0.6% |
| 1977 | 49.2% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 49.7% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 50.2% | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 50.9% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 51.6% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 52.2% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 51.1% | -2.2% |
| 1984 | 52.0% | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 52.9% | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 53.8% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 54.8% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 55.7% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 56.7% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 57.7% | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 58.8% | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 59.7% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 62.0% | +3.9% |
| 1994 | 62.9% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 63.8% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 64.9% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 65.9% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 67.2% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 68.2% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 69.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 70.4% | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 71.2% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 76.5% | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 77.2% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 77.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 71.8% | -7.6% |
| 2007 | 72.4% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 72.9% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 77.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | -0.8% |
| 2015 | 79.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.5% | -4.1% |
| 2017 | 77.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 78.9% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 79.6% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 80.0% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.1% | 48.3% | 50.2% | 6 |
| 1980s | 53.2% | 50.9% | 56.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.1% | 57.7% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 73.4% | 69.1% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.0% | 75.7% | 79.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.3% | 78.5% | 80.0% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 415,314 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 906,537 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 80.0% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.3% in 1974.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 138th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release