Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 106.03 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 106.03 million. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 19.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 106.03 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.13 million, in 1990.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 29th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 65.15 million | — |
| 1990 | 64.13 million | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 65.21 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 66.16 million | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 66.72 million | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 67.73 million | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 69.09 million | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 69.89 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 70.15 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 70.57 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 70.92 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 74.06 million | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 74.62 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 74.21 million | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 72.93 million | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 73.37 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 76.29 million | +4.0% |
| 2006 | 82.69 million | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 86.08 million | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 87.64 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 88.14 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 89.34 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 87.58 million | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 86.45 million | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 86.64 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 88.60 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 89.70 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 93.82 million | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 95.55 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 93.09 million | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 94.42 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 96.71 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 99.78 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 101.71 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 103.77 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 106.03 million | +2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.15 million | 65.15 million | 65.15 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 68.06 million | 64.13 million | 70.92 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.00 million | 72.93 million | 88.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.52 million | 86.45 million | 95.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 101.60 million | 96.71 million | 106.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 114.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 106.03 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 106.03 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.13 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 29th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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