UAE Literacy Rate 1975-2023
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.
- UAE literacy rate for 2021 was 98.13%, a 2.6% increase from 2019.
- UAE literacy rate for 2019 was 95.53%, a 5.49% increase from 2005.
- UAE literacy rate for 2005 was 90.03%, a 18.8% increase from 1985.
- UAE literacy rate for 1985 was 71.24%, a 17.72% increase from 1975.
| UAE Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2021 |
98.13% |
2.60% |
| 2019 |
95.53% |
5.49% |
| 2005 |
90.03% |
18.80% |
| 1985 |
71.24% |
17.72% |
| 1975 |
53.51% |
17.72% |
