Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes was 77.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1989–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 77.8% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in 2019.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 79.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 1989.
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 177th of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 65.3% | — |
| 1990 | 66.3% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 67.3% | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 68.3% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 69.1% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 70.3% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 71.3% | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 72.4% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 73.4% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 74.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 75.3% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 76.3% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 77.3% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 78.2% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 79.2% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 79.7% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 73.3% | -8.1% |
| 2007 | 74.1% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 74.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 75.4% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 75.8% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 76.2% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 75.9% | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 76.0% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 76.4% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 76.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 77.4% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 77.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.3% | 65.3% | 65.3% | 1 |
| 1990s | 70.2% | 66.3% | 74.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.3% | 73.3% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.4% | 75.4% | 77.8% | 10 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 661,389 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 685,428 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 441,485 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,472 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 77.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 79.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 1989.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 177th out of 204 groups with data for 2019.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release