Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 90.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 90.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 48 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 90.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 1977.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 114th 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 48 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 52.2% | — |
| 1978 | 53.0% | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 54.0% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 54.9% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 56.0% | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 57.0% | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 57.9% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 59.3% | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 60.7% | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 62.1% | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 63.4% | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 64.8% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 66.2% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 68.7% | +3.9% |
| 1991 | 70.1% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 71.5% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 71.0% | -0.6% |
| 1994 | 72.2% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 73.9% | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 75.2% | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 76.6% | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 77.9% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 79.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 80.2% | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 81.4% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 82.4% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 83.0% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 84.0% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 84.6% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 83.9% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 84.7% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 85.8% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 85.7% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 86.2% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 86.1% | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 87.4% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 88.5% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 88.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 87.9% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 88.6% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 89.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 89.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 90.3% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 90.6% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.1% | 52.2% | 54.0% | 3 |
| 1980s | 60.2% | 54.9% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.6% | 68.7% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.6% | 80.2% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.1% | 86.1% | 89.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.1% | 89.6% | 90.6% | 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, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 90.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 90.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 1977.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 114th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female 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, female (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release