Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 8.31 million in 2018. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1991–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2018, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 8.31 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 23.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 8.31 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.54 million, in 1993.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 138th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 4.63 million | — |
| 1992 | 4.55 million | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 4.54 million | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 4.65 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 4.71 million | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 4.73 million | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 4.72 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 4.74 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 4.76 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.78 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 4.79 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 4.80 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 4.80 million | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 4.79 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.85 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 6.47 million | +33.4% |
| 2007 | 6.58 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.72 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 6.90 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 7.05 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 7.15 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 7.22 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 7.35 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 7.68 million | +4.5% |
| 2016 | 7.85 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 8.05 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 8.31 million | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.67 million | 4.54 million | 4.76 million | 9 |
| 2000s | 5.55 million | 4.78 million | 6.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.58 million | 7.05 million | 8.31 million | 8 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 8.31 million in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 8.31 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.54 million in 1993.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 138th out of 203 groups with data for 2018.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release