| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 99.85 | 2019 | 1 | 99.59 |
| 2 ↑ | Lebanon | 99.84 | 2018 | 3 | 99.34 |
| 3 ↓ | Kuwait | 99.58 | 2020 | 2 | 99.5 |
| 4 ↑ | Jordan | 99.49 | 2018 | 5 | 99.2 |
| 5 ↓ | Saudi Arabia | 99.45 | 2020 | 4 | 99.28 |
| 6 ↑ | United Arab Emirates | 99.09 | 2019 | 10 | 97 |
| 7 ↓ | Oman | 98.98 | 2018 | 6 | 98.96 |
| 8 ↑ | Israel | 98.05 | 1983 | 15 | |
| 9 ↓ | Iran | 97.93 | 2016 | 7 | 97.68 |
| 10 ↓ | Qatar | 96.11 | 2017 | 8 | 97.26 |
| 11 ↓ | Bahrain | 95.12 | 2010 | 9 | 97.25 |
| 12 | Iraq | 92.1 | 2017 | 12 | 88.3 |
| 13 ↓ | Syria | 90.22 | 2004 | 11 | 92.96 |
| 14 ↓ | Yemen | 60.6 | 2004 | 13 | 35.38 |
| 15 ↓ | Afghanistan | 41.59 | 2021 | 14 | 32.11 |
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.
