Arab World - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Arab World was 80.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 84.46 in 2014, while its lowest value was 48.96 in 1977.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
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Year | Value |
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1977 | 48.96 |
1978 | 49.55 |
1979 | 50.22 |
1980 | 51.07 |
1981 | 52.05 |
1982 | 53.13 |
1983 | 53.69 |
1984 | 55.24 |
1985 | 56.75 |
1986 | 58.25 |
1987 | 59.55 |
1988 | 60.94 |
1989 | 62.28 |
1990 | 63.71 |
1991 | 65.37 |
1992 | 66.71 |
1993 | 66.02 |
1994 | 67.32 |
1995 | 68.57 |
1996 | 70.02 |
1997 | 71.23 |
1998 | 72.33 |
1999 | 73.48 |
2000 | 74.54 |
2001 | 75.74 |
2002 | 77.12 |
2003 | 77.30 |
2004 | 78.35 |
2005 | 78.90 |
2006 | 78.35 |
2007 | 79.34 |
2008 | 80.17 |
2009 | 77.17 |
2010 | 77.75 |
2011 | 78.21 |
2012 | 82.46 |
2013 | 83.24 |
2014 | 84.46 |
2015 | 81.13 |
2016 | 83.53 |
2017 | 84.29 |
2018 | 80.35 |
2019 | 80.49 |
2020 | 80.62 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Arab World was 85.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 89.77 in 2014, while its lowest value was 72.76 in 1977.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
Year | Value |
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1977 | 72.76 |
1978 | 72.87 |
1979 | 73.02 |
1980 | 73.32 |
1981 | 73.77 |
1982 | 74.31 |
1983 | 75.17 |
1984 | 76.03 |
1985 | 76.89 |
1986 | 77.83 |
1987 | 78.59 |
1988 | 79.36 |
1989 | 80.06 |
1990 | 80.83 |
1991 | 82.15 |
1992 | 82.79 |
1993 | 82.95 |
1994 | 83.43 |
1995 | 83.92 |
1996 | 84.53 |
1997 | 84.97 |
1998 | 85.24 |
1999 | 85.53 |
2000 | 85.79 |
2001 | 86.33 |
2002 | 86.91 |
2003 | 88.48 |
2004 | 88.74 |
2005 | 88.86 |
2006 | 86.74 |
2007 | 87.25 |
2008 | 87.70 |
2009 | 85.28 |
2010 | 85.42 |
2011 | 85.62 |
2012 | 89.15 |
2013 | 88.90 |
2014 | 89.77 |
2015 | 86.37 |
2016 | 88.51 |
2017 | 88.79 |
2018 | 85.17 |
2019 | 85.19 |
2020 | 85.20 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Arab World was 82.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 87.19 in 2014, while its lowest value was 61.21 in 1977.
Definition: Youth literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15-24 who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
Year | Value |
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1977 | 61.21 |
1978 | 61.55 |
1979 | 61.94 |
1980 | 62.49 |
1981 | 63.20 |
1982 | 63.90 |
1983 | 64.69 |
1984 | 65.87 |
1985 | 67.05 |
1986 | 68.40 |
1987 | 69.28 |
1988 | 70.39 |
1989 | 71.40 |
1990 | 72.50 |
1991 | 73.96 |
1992 | 74.92 |
1993 | 74.66 |
1994 | 75.51 |
1995 | 76.39 |
1996 | 77.45 |
1997 | 78.24 |
1998 | 78.91 |
1999 | 79.63 |
2000 | 80.18 |
2001 | 81.14 |
2002 | 82.12 |
2003 | 83.01 |
2004 | 83.64 |
2005 | 84.07 |
2006 | 82.65 |
2007 | 83.39 |
2008 | 84.05 |
2009 | 81.34 |
2010 | 81.68 |
2011 | 82.02 |
2012 | 85.91 |
2013 | 86.29 |
2014 | 87.19 |
2015 | 83.82 |
2016 | 86.09 |
2017 | 86.61 |
2018 | 82.83 |
2019 | 82.91 |
2020 | 82.98 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Arab World was 66.20 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 68.65 in 2017, while its lowest value was 30.32 in 1977.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
Year | Value |
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1977 | 30.32 |
1978 | 30.79 |
1979 | 31.33 |
1980 | 31.94 |
1981 | 32.60 |
1982 | 33.40 |
1983 | 33.86 |
1984 | 34.84 |
1985 | 35.72 |
1986 | 36.68 |
1987 | 37.53 |
1988 | 38.59 |
1989 | 39.63 |
1990 | 40.73 |
1991 | 41.94 |
1992 | 43.13 |
1993 | 43.42 |
1994 | 44.57 |
1995 | 45.68 |
1996 | 47.51 |
1997 | 48.45 |
1998 | 49.87 |
1999 | 51.21 |
2000 | 52.74 |
2001 | 53.82 |
2002 | 55.25 |
2003 | 57.61 |
2004 | 58.92 |
2005 | 58.81 |
2006 | 58.69 |
2007 | 59.11 |
2008 | 60.45 |
2009 | 58.97 |
2010 | 60.24 |
2011 | 62.44 |
2012 | 66.09 |
2013 | 65.24 |
2014 | 67.74 |
2015 | 65.57 |
2016 | 67.35 |
2017 | 68.65 |
2018 | 65.53 |
2019 | 65.86 |
2020 | 66.20 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Arab World was 79.93 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 83.10 in 2014, while its lowest value was 59.13 in 1977.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
Year | Value |
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1977 | 59.13 |
1978 | 59.36 |
1979 | 59.63 |
1980 | 60.03 |
1981 | 60.47 |
1982 | 61.00 |
1983 | 60.96 |
1984 | 61.70 |
1985 | 62.50 |
1986 | 63.29 |
1987 | 63.80 |
1988 | 64.69 |
1989 | 65.44 |
1990 | 66.26 |
1991 | 67.25 |
1992 | 67.94 |
1993 | 69.06 |
1994 | 69.58 |
1995 | 70.46 |
1996 | 71.46 |
1997 | 72.15 |
1998 | 73.11 |
1999 | 73.87 |
2000 | 74.32 |
2001 | 75.51 |
2002 | 76.34 |
2003 | 79.29 |
2004 | 79.83 |
2005 | 78.92 |
2006 | 76.96 |
2007 | 77.55 |
2008 | 78.09 |
2009 | 76.96 |
2010 | 77.51 |
2011 | 78.92 |
2012 | 82.10 |
2013 | 82.00 |
2014 | 83.10 |
2015 | 80.81 |
2016 | 81.75 |
2017 | 82.22 |
2018 | 79.60 |
2019 | 79.76 |
2020 | 79.93 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Arab World was 73.37 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 43 years was 75.77 in 2017, while its lowest value was 44.90 in 1977.
Definition: Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (http://uis.unesco.org/)
See also:
Year | Value |
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1977 | 44.90 |
1978 | 45.27 |
1979 | 45.69 |
1980 | 46.20 |
1981 | 46.77 |
1982 | 47.42 |
1983 | 47.63 |
1984 | 48.47 |
1985 | 49.33 |
1986 | 50.30 |
1987 | 50.89 |
1988 | 51.88 |
1989 | 52.78 |
1990 | 53.75 |
1991 | 54.86 |
1992 | 55.80 |
1993 | 56.52 |
1994 | 57.35 |
1995 | 58.34 |
1996 | 59.81 |
1997 | 60.54 |
1998 | 61.72 |
1999 | 62.76 |
2000 | 63.68 |
2001 | 64.88 |
2002 | 66.05 |
2003 | 68.69 |
2004 | 69.64 |
2005 | 69.22 |
2006 | 68.14 |
2007 | 68.62 |
2008 | 69.62 |
2009 | 68.31 |
2010 | 69.25 |
2011 | 71.06 |
2012 | 74.44 |
2013 | 74.04 |
2014 | 75.71 |
2015 | 73.50 |
2016 | 74.84 |
2017 | 75.77 |
2018 | 72.87 |
2019 | 73.11 |
2020 | 73.37 |
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Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes