Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.92 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 0.92 GPIA. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 0.92 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.57 GPIA, in 1970.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 177th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.57 GPIA | — |
| 1971 | 0.57 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 0.58 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 0.59 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 0.6 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0.62 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 0.63 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 0.68 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 0.69 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.68 GPIA | -2.9% |
| 1984 | 0.7 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.74 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.8 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 0.75 GPIA | -6.3% |
| 1994 | 0.77 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.8 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 0.83 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.83 GPIA | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.88 GPIA | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.88 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.9 GPIA | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.611 GPIA | 0.57 GPIA | 0.66 GPIA | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.713 GPIA | 0.68 GPIA | 0.76 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.793 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 0.84 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.864 GPIA | 0.83 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.895 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.912 GPIA | 0.91 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 0.92 GPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 0.92 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.57 GPIA in 1970.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 177th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity index (GPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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