Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female was 92.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
92.8%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
90th
of 204 groups
All-time high
92.8%
in 2024
All-time low
51.2%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 92.8% for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 92.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.2%, in 1975.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 90th 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 50 years of available data.
Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 51.2% | — |
| 1976 | 51.8% | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 52.5% | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 53.4% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 54.3% | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 55.3% | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 56.3% | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 57.4% | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 58.3% | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 59.8% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 61.2% | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 62.7% | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 64.1% | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 65.5% | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 66.9% | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 69.7% | +4.1% |
| 1991 | 71.2% | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 72.5% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 72.0% | -0.7% |
| 1994 | 73.3% | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 75.1% | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 76.4% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 77.6% | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 78.9% | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 80.1% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 81.1% | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 82.3% | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 83.3% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 84.7% | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 85.3% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 86.0% | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 87.8% | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 89.5% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 90.7% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 91.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 89.9% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 90.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 91.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 91.8% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 92.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 92.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 92.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 52.6% | 51.2% | 54.3% | 5 |
| 1980s | 60.8% | 55.3% | 66.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.7% | 69.7% | 80.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.9% | 81.1% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 88.2% | 91.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 91.8% | 92.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 87 Guinea-Bissau 78.3% compare
- 88 Cameroon 76.4% compare
- 89 Zambia 76.0% compare
- 90 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 68.3% compare
- 91 Benin 67.9% compare
- 92 Sierra Leone 67.9% compare
- 93 Burkina Faso 67.1% compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 92.8% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 92.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.2% in 1975.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for youth literacy rate, population 15-24 years, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 90th 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?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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