| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 99.96 | 2019 | 1 | 99.91 |
| 2 ↑ | Lebanon | 99.66 | 2018 | 3 | 99.16 |
| 3 ↓ | Saudi Arabia | 99.55 | 2020 | 2 | 99.32 |
| 4 | Jordan | 99.2 | 2018 | 4 | 99 |
| 5 | Kuwait | 99.1 | 2020 | 5 | 98.78 |
| 6 ↑ | Israel | 99.05 | 1983 | 15 | |
| 7 ↓ | Oman | 98.36 | 2018 | 6 | 98.46 |
| 8 ↓ | Iran | 98.27 | 2016 | 7 | 98.19 |
| 9 ↑ | United Arab Emirates | 97.49 | 2019 | 11 | 93.63 |
| 10 ↓ | Bahrain | 95.68 | 2010 | 9 | 96.83 |
| 11 ↑ | Iraq | 94.9 | 2017 | 12 | 93.4 |
| 12 ↓ | Syria | 94.61 | 2004 | 8 | 97.14 |
| 13 ↓ | Qatar | 94.07 | 2017 | 10 | 94.81 |
| 14 ↓ | Yemen | 92.85 | 2004 | 13 | 82.8 |
| 15 ↓ | Afghanistan | 71.24 | 2021 | 14 | 61.88 |
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.
