Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 79.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
79.8%
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
140th
of 203 groups
All-time high
79.8%
in 2024
All-time low
40.7%
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 79.8% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 79.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 1973.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 140th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 40.7% | — |
| 1974 | 41.0% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 41.4% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 41.8% | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 42.3% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 43.0% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 43.7% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 44.5% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 45.3% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 46.3% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 46.6% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 47.5% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 48.5% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 49.4% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 50.3% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 51.2% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 52.1% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 54.1% | +3.8% |
| 1991 | 54.9% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 57.1% | +4.0% |
| 1993 | 59.8% | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 60.5% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 61.6% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 62.6% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 63.5% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 64.6% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 65.5% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 66.4% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 67.5% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 72.2% | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 73.0% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 72.5% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 73.4% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 74.7% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 76.8% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 76.2% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 78.0% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 77.9% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 77.5% | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 77.8% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 78.5% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 78.9% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 79.4% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 79.8% | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.0% | 40.7% | 43.7% | 7 |
| 1980s | 48.2% | 44.5% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 60.4% | 54.1% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.8% | 66.4% | 76.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.7% | 76.2% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.0% | 78.1% | 79.8% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 79.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 1973.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 140th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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