Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1973–2024
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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 0.92 GPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 0.92 GPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.56 GPIA, in 1973.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 177th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | GPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 0.56 GPIA | — |
| 1974 | 0.56 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 0.57 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 0.58 GPIA | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 0.59 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 0.6 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 0.61 GPIA | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 0.63 GPIA | +3.3% |
| 1981 | 0.64 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.65 GPIA | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 0.66 GPIA | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.68 GPIA | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 0.7 GPIA | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 0.71 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 0.73 GPIA | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 0.75 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 0.77 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 0.78 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 0.77 GPIA | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.73 GPIA | -5.2% |
| 1994 | 0.74 GPIA | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.76 GPIA | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 0.77 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 0.79 GPIA | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 0.8 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.81 GPIA | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.84 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 0.81 GPIA | -3.6% |
| 2004 | 0.82 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 0.83 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.85 GPIA | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 0.86 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 0.86 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.87 GPIA | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.87 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.88 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.88 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.88 GPIA | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 0.89 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.89 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.9 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.9 GPIA | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.91 GPIA | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 0.92 GPIA | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5814 GPIA | 0.56 GPIA | 0.61 GPIA | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.689 GPIA | 0.63 GPIA | 0.75 GPIA | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.772 GPIA | 0.73 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.839 GPIA | 0.81 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.887 GPIA | 0.87 GPIA | 0.9 GPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.904 GPIA | 0.89 GPIA | 0.92 GPIA | 5 |
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.56 GPIA in 1973.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, adjusted gender parity?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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