Saudi Arabia - Literacy rate
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth female (% of females ages 15-24) in Saudi Arabia was 99.45 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 99.45 in 2020, while its lowest value was 81.07 in 1992.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 81.07 |
| 2000 | 93.71 |
| 2004 | 94.68 |
| 2013 | 99.14 |
| 2017 | 99.28 |
| 2020 | 99.45 |
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth male (% of males ages 15-24) in Saudi Arabia was 99.55 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 99.55 in 2020, while its lowest value was 93.96 in 1992.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 93.96 |
| 2000 | 98.07 |
| 2004 | 96.95 |
| 2013 | 99.30 |
| 2017 | 99.32 |
| 2020 | 99.55 |
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24)
Literacy rate, youth total (% of people ages 15-24) in Saudi Arabia was 99.50 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 99.50 in 2020, while its lowest value was 87.86 in 1992.
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 |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 87.86 |
| 2000 | 95.91 |
| 2004 | 95.85 |
| 2013 | 99.22 |
| 2017 | 99.30 |
| 2020 | 99.50 |
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult female (% of females ages 15 and above) in Saudi Arabia was 96.05 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 96.05 in 2020, while its lowest value was 57.28 in 1992.
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/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 57.28 |
| 2000 | 69.29 |
| 2004 | 76.34 |
| 2013 | 91.37 |
| 2017 | 92.71 |
| 2020 | 96.05 |
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above) in Saudi Arabia was 98.62 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 98.62 in 2020, while its lowest value was 79.97 in 1992.
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/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 79.97 |
| 2000 | 87.06 |
| 2004 | 87.53 |
| 2013 | 96.53 |
| 2017 | 97.10 |
| 2020 | 98.62 |
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above)
Literacy rate, adult total (% of people ages 15 and above) in Saudi Arabia was 97.59 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 28 years was 97.59 in 2020, while its lowest value was 70.82 in 1992.
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/)
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1992 | 70.82 |
| 2000 | 79.35 |
| 2004 | 82.86 |
| 2013 | 94.43 |
| 2017 | 95.33 |
| 2020 | 97.59 |
Classification
Topic: Education Indicators
Sub-Topic: Outcomes
