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

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, United Arab Emirates leads Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2024 at 99, while Jordan sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 94. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.024.749.474.198.8United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 9998.8West Bank and GazaWest Bank and Gaza: 9897.9Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia: 9897.9BahrainBahrain: 9897.8JordanJordan: 9494.4

Country table

#CountryValue
1 United Arab Emirates 99
2 West Bank and Gaza 98
3 Saudi Arabia 98
4 Bahrain 98
5 Jordan 94

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in 2024, United Arab Emirates leads with a gap of 1 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 94.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.