Middle East Rankings
Literacy Rate
percent
| Rank | Country | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 1 |  United Arab Emirates | 98.81% |
2 | 3 |  Saudi Arabia | 97.93% |
3 | 2 |  Bahrain | 97.82% |
4 | 4 |  Oman | 97.34% |
5 | 5 |  Turkey | 97.26% |
6 | 6 |  Kuwait | 96.46% |
7 | 7 |  Jordan | 94.85% |
8 | 12 |  Syria | 94.42% |
9 | 8 |  Qatar | 93.46% |
10 | 9 |  Lebanon | 92.01% |
11 | 15 |  Israel | 91.75% |
12 | 10 |  Iran | 88.92% |
13 | 11 |  Iraq | 84.06% |
14 | 13 |  Yemen | 54.10% |
15 | 14 |  Afghanistan | 37.27% |