Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 79.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 79.5% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 81.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 50.3%, in 1971.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 141st of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 50.3% | — |
| 1971 | 50.3% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 50.6% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 51.0% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 51.4% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 51.9% | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 52.4% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 52.8% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 53.3% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 53.8% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 55.1% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 55.7% | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 53.0% | -4.7% |
| 1984 | 53.8% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 54.5% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 55.3% | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 56.0% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 56.8% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 57.6% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 58.6% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 59.5% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 60.4% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 63.6% | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 64.5% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 65.4% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 66.3% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 67.3% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 68.3% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 69.2% | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 70.0% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 70.8% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 71.6% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 79.7% | +11.3% |
| 2004 | 80.3% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 74.3% | -8.0% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 75.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 78.3% | +3.7% |
| 2010 | 78.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 80.4% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 80.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 81.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 81.7% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 76.1% | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 76.7% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 77.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 78.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 79.1% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 79.5% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.8% | 50.3% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 1980s | 55.2% | 53.0% | 57.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.3% | 58.6% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.6% | 70.0% | 80.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 76.1% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.7% | 77.8% | 79.5% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 79.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.3% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 141st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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