Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 94.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
94.3%
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
66th
of 203 groups
All-time high
94.4%
in 2017
All-time low
69.9%
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in MDG: Western Asia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Western Asia recorded 94.3% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 94.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 69.9%, in 1973.
MDG: Western Asia ranks 66th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 69.9% | — |
| 1974 | 70.5% | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 71.2% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 72.3% | +0.8% |
| 1978 | 72.9% | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 73.4% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 74.0% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 74.5% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 75.5% | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 76.0% | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 78.1% | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 78.6% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 79.0% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 79.3% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 79.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 80.2% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 80.9% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 81.5% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 82.1% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 82.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 83.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 84.4% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 85.1% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 85.9% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 86.5% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 87.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 87.9% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 88.7% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 88.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 89.4% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 90.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 90.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 91.2% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 91.8% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 92.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 93.0% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 94.3% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 94.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.3% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 94.3% | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 71.7% | 69.9% | 73.4% | 7 |
| 1980s | 77.5% | 74.0% | 80.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.6% | 80.9% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.5% | 87.3% | 91.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.6% | 91.8% | 94.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.3% | 94.3% | 94.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in MDG: Western Asia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in MDG: Western Asia was 94.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.9% in 1973.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 66th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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