MENA: Arab youth's assessment on importance of Arabic 2017

This statistic describes the opinion of the Arab youth on the importance of the Arabic language in the Middle East and North Africa in 2017. During the survey period, a share of 80 percent of the respondents agreed that Arabic is significant to their national identity.

Middle East and North African youth 2017: Is Arabic significant for my national identity? *

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Release date

May 2017

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Region

Asia, MENA

Survey time period

February 7 to March 7, 2017

Number of respondents

3,500 respondents

Age group

18-24 years

Special properties

Interviews were conducted in Arabic and English

Method of interview

Face-to-face interview

Supplementary notes

* Original question was phased as follows:"How strongly do you agree or disagree with the statement? Arabic is central to my national identity".

Research methodology can be found on page 6 of the report.

Respondents breakdown: Algeria n= 200,
Bahrain n= 200,
Egypt n=300,
Iraq n=250,
Jordan n= 200,
Kuwait n= 200,
Lebanon n= 200,
Libya n= 200,
Morocco n= 200,
Oman n= 200,
Palestinian Territories n=150,
Qatar n= 200,
Saudi Arabia n=300,
Tunisia n= 200,
United Arab Emirates n=300,
Yemen n= 200.