Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 99.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries stood at 99.6%. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 99.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.8%, in 1986.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 26th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 75.8% | — |
| 1987 | 76.0% | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 77.4% | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 78.7% | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 80.1% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 81.2% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 82.2% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 83.4% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 84.4% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 85.3% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 86.3% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 87.2% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 91.8% | +5.3% |
| 1999 | 92.7% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 93.5% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 94.2% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 94.0% | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 94.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 96.4% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 97.3% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 99.1% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.6% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.0% | 75.8% | 78.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 85.5% | 80.1% | 92.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.1% | 93.5% | 97.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 97.3% | 99.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.5% | 99.4% | 99.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 23 United Arab Emirates 99.5% compare
- 24 Bahrain 99.5% compare
- 24 Colombia 99.5% compare
- 26 Philippines 99.5% compare
- 27 Chile 99.5% compare
- 28 Panama 99.4% compare
- 29 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 99.2% compare
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 99.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 99.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.8% in 1986.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 26th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release