Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes 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, both sexes was 90.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 90.3%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 90.4% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 54.2%, in 1971.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 121st of 204 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 54.3% | — |
| 1971 | 54.2% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 54.8% | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 55.5% | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 56.1% | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 57.0% | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 57.8% | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 58.5% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 59.3% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 60.0% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 60.9% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 61.6% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 62.5% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 62.4% | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 63.6% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 64.8% | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 66.1% | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 67.2% | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 68.2% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 69.2% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 70.5% | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 71.8% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 73.1% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 71.1% | -2.8% |
| 1994 | 72.2% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 73.5% | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 74.8% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 76.0% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 77.2% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 78.4% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 79.4% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 80.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 81.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 85.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 85.3% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 86.8% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 86.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 86.9% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 87.4% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 87.9% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 89.6% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 90.0% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | -4.3% |
| 2017 | 87.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 87.6% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 88.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 89.2% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 89.6% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 89.9% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 90.3% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 56.8% | 54.2% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 64.7% | 60.9% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.9% | 70.5% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.9% | 79.4% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.2% | 86.5% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.5% | 88.7% | 90.3% | 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)
All data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 90.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 90.4% in 2015.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.2% in 1971.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 121st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release