Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 85.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in UIS: Arab States, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 85.3% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in UIS: Arab States peaked at 85.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 59.5%, in 1980.
UIS: Arab States ranks 104th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 59.5% | — |
| 1981 | 59.9% | +0.7% |
| 1982 | 60.7% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 60.0% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 60.5% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 61.0% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 61.5% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 62.0% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 62.8% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 63.6% | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 64.4% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 65.1% | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 65.9% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 67.5% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 68.4% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 69.2% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 70.2% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 71.1% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 72.4% | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 73.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 74.2% | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 75.2% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 76.2% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 79.4% | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 80.1% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 77.1% | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 78.5% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 80.0% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 80.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 82.2% | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 83.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 84.0% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.0% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 84.0% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 84.1% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.2% | 59.5% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.8% | 64.4% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 77.9% | 74.2% | 80.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.5% | 80.5% | 85.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.8% | 84.4% | 85.3% | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5507 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in UIS: Arab States?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in UIS: Arab States was 85.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 85.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.5% in 1980.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 104th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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