Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 88.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 88.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 88.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.4%, in 1977.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 90th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 67.4% | — |
| 1978 | 67.8% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 68.1% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 68.5% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 69.5% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 69.2% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 70.5% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 70.9% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 71.3% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 71.7% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 72.2% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 72.6% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 73.2% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 73.7% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 74.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 75.3% | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 75.9% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 76.4% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 77.1% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 77.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 78.6% | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 79.2% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 79.9% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 80.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 84.0% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 84.6% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 82.3% | -3.1% |
| 2007 | 83.0% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 84.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 85.0% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 86.4% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 87.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 87.7% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 87.6% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 87.0% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 87.3% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 87.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 87.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 87.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 87.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 88.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 88.4% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 67.8% | 67.4% | 68.1% | 3 |
| 1980s | 70.5% | 68.5% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.1% | 73.2% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.9% | 79.9% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 85.0% | 88.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.1% | 87.8% | 88.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- 87 Chad 39.6% compare
- 88 Burkina Faso 39.3% compare
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 61.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7875 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 88.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.4% in 1977.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 90th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and 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 SDG: Northern Africa and 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