UAE Literacy Rate 1975-2024
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 2022 was 98.29%, a 0.16% increase from 2021.
- UAE literacy rate for 2021 was 98.13%, a 0.34% increase from 2019.
- UAE literacy rate for 2019 was 97.78%, a 7.75% increase from 2005.
- UAE literacy rate for 2005 was 90.03%, a 18.8% increase from 1985.
| UAE Literacy Rate - Historical Data |
| Year |
Literacy Rate |
Annual Change |
| 2022 |
98.29% |
0.16% |
| 2021 |
98.13% |
0.34% |
| 2019 |
97.78% |
7.75% |
| 2005 |
90.03% |
18.80% |
| 1985 |
71.24% |
17.72% |
| 1975 |
53.51% |
17.72% |
