Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 75.7% in 2015. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1990–2015
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2015, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) stood at 75.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 77.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 65.0%, in 1990.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 148th out of 203 groups with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 65.0% | — |
| 1991 | 65.7% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 66.6% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 67.4% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 68.0% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 68.5% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 69.5% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 70.6% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 71.5% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 72.4% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 73.3% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 74.2% | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 75.1% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 75.9% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 76.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 73.0% | -5.3% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 73.8% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 74.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 74.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 74.9% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 75.4% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 75.3% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 75.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 68.5% | 65.0% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 73.0% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.2% | 74.5% | 75.7% | 6 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.78 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 826,402 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 858,973 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.69 million (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 583,636 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 348,275 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.55 % change on previous year (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 75.7% in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2005.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.0% in 1990.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 148th out of 203 groups with data for 2015.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 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