Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 86.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) is 86.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 86.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.1%, in 1976.
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 98th of 203 groups on this measure, 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, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 41.1% | — |
| 1977 | 41.2% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 41.7% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 42.2% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 43.2% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 44.1% | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 45.1% | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 46.6% | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 48.0% | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 49.5% | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 50.9% | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 52.4% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 53.8% | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 55.3% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 56.7% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 58.3% | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 59.7% | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 61.0% | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 62.3% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 63.7% | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 65.0% | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 66.4% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 68.5% | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 69.8% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 70.9% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 72.8% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 73.9% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 74.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 75.7% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 76.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 76.8% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 77.3% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 77.6% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 78.2% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 82.2% | +4.1% |
| 2012 | 83.9% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 82.1% | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 82.8% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 84.0% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 84.7% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 85.0% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 85.3% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 85.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 86.0% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 86.6% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.5% | 41.1% | 42.2% | 4 |
| 1980s | 48.9% | 43.2% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.1% | 56.7% | 69.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.4% | 70.9% | 78.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.2% | 79.0% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.0% | 85.3% | 86.6% | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4193 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2782 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 86.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.1% in 1976.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 98th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 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