Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes was 1.05 million in 2019. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 2002–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2019, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) stood at 1.05 million. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 28.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 1.78 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.05 million, in 2019.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 184th out of 203 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 1.78 million | — |
| 2003 | 1.75 million | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 1.70 million | -3.1% |
| 2005 | 1.64 million | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 1.61 million | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.54 million | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 1.50 million | -2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.47 million | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.50 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 1.47 million | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.41 million | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 1.38 million | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.25 million | -9.5% |
| 2015 | 1.20 million | -4.2% |
| 2016 | 1.15 million | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 1.10 million | -4.9% |
| 2018 | 1.05 million | -4.0% |
| 2019 | 1.05 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.62 million | 1.47 million | 1.78 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.26 million | 1.05 million | 1.50 million | 10 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.288 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 290,219 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.185 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6242 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6303 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 1.05 million in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.78 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.05 million in 2019.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 184th out of 203 groups with data for 2019.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release