The adult literacy rate was at 84.6 percent in 2013 according to UNESCO, compared to 85 percent worldwide and 78 percent in the neighboring Middle Eastern countries during that time.
Ngo-2013, izinga lokufunda nokubhala kwabantu abadala kuleli limi kuma-84.6% (UNESCO), uma liqhathaniswa namaphesenti angama-85 emhlabeni jikelele kanye nama-78% emazweni ase-Arab.