Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity was 0.97 GPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in GPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 0.97 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 0.97 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.69 GPIA, in 1978.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 121st out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 0.69 GPIA | — |
| 1979 | 0.7 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 0.7 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1981 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 0.72 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.73 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.76 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 0.79 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 0.81 GPIA | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 0.81 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 0.82 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.84 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 0.85 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9 GPIA | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 0.91 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 0.93 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.93 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.94 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.95 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.95 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.96 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.96 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.97 GPIA | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.695 GPIA | 0.69 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 2 |
| 1980s | 0.745 GPIA | 0.7 GPIA | 0.79 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.838 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.88 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.913 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.948 GPIA | 0.93 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.962 GPIA | 0.96 GPIA | 0.97 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 0.97 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 0.97 GPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.69 GPIA in 1978.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 121st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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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February 2026 Data Release