Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in MDG: Northern Africa
MDG: Northern Africa: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 82.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in MDG: Northern Africa, 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in MDG: Northern Africa is 82.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in MDG: Northern Africa peaked at 82.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 44.4%, in 1971.
MDG: Northern Africa ranks 120th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in MDG: Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 44.4% | — |
| 1972 | 44.7% | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 45.1% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 45.4% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 45.7% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 46.0% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 46.4% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 46.9% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 47.5% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 48.2% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 49.0% | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 49.8% | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 48.4% | -2.8% |
| 1984 | 49.5% | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 50.6% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 51.8% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 52.9% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 54.1% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 55.2% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 56.4% | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 57.7% | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 58.9% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 61.6% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 62.6% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 63.7% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 64.7% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 65.8% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 67.2% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 68.3% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 69.2% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 70.5% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 77.4% | +8.4% |
| 2004 | 78.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 74.2% | -5.5% |
| 2007 | 74.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 77.6% | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 78.3% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 80.2% | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 82.0% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 82.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 78.6% | -4.7% |
| 2017 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 80.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 81.4% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 81.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 82.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 45.8% | 44.4% | 47.5% | 9 |
| 1980s | 50.9% | 48.2% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.7% | 56.4% | 68.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.7% | 69.2% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 78.3% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.9% | 81.0% | 82.9% | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Northern Africa
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.37 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 697,877 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in MDG: Northern Africa was 82.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 82.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in MDG: Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.4% in 1971.
- How does MDG: Northern Africa rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- MDG: Northern Africa ranks 120th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in MDG: Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Northern Africa 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 54 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release