Literacy rate, youth female in Arab World
Arab World: Literacy rate, youth female was 88.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, youth female in Arab World, 1980–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of females ages 15-24.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, youth female in Arab World stood at 88.2%. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, youth female in Arab World peaked at 88.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.6%, in 1980.
Arab World ranks 27th of 40 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, youth female in Arab World, year by year
| Year | % of females ages 15-24 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 54.6% | — |
| 1981 | 55.3% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 56.3% | +1.7% |
| 1983 | 56.6% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 57.8% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 59.0% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 60.1% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 61.3% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 62.5% | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 63.8% | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 65.1% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 66.5% | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 67.8% | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 67.0% | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 68.1% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 69.2% | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 70.5% | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 71.8% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 73.0% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 74.2% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 75.3% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 76.4% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 77.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 77.9% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 79.6% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 79.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 81.0% | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 80.9% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 81.6% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 82.2% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 85.2% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 85.4% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 85.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 84.6% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 85.5% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 85.9% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 86.3% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 86.8% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 87.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 87.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 87.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.7% | 54.6% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.3% | 65.1% | 74.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 78.7% | 75.3% | 81.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.6% | 81.6% | 86.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.5% | 86.8% | 88.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
More education data for Arab World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 32.0% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, youth female in Arab World?
- Literacy rate, youth female in Arab World was 88.2% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, youth female recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.6% in 1980.
- How does Arab World rank for literacy rate, youth female?
- Arab World ranks 27th out of 40 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, youth female rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.