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