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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, United Arab Emirates leads Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in 2024 at 98.43%, while Jordan sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 92.03%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.024.649.273.898.4United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 98.43%98.4West Bank and GazaWest Bank and Gaza: 96.85%96.8Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 96.69%96.7BahrainBahrain: 96.29%96.3JordanJordan: 92.03%92.0

Country table

#CountryValue
1 United Arab Emirates 98.43%
2 West Bank and Gaza 96.85%
3 Saudi Arabia 96.69%
4 Bahrain 96.29%
5 Jordan 92.03%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in 2024, United Arab Emirates leads with a gap of 1.58% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 5 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Jordan at 92.03%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.