Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 5.54 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
5.54 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
149th
of 203 groups
All-time high
7.27 million
in 1989
All-time low
5.24 million
in 2013
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) stood at 5.54 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) peaked at 7.27 million in 1989 and was at its lowest, 5.24 million, in 2013.
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 149th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 7.27 million | — |
| 1990 | 7.08 million | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 6.97 million | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 6.99 million | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 7.01 million | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 7.03 million | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 7.02 million | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 7.00 million | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 6.97 million | -0.4% |
| 1998 | 6.88 million | -1.4% |
| 1999 | 6.84 million | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 6.84 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.64 million | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 6.60 million | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 6.57 million | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 6.52 million | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 6.63 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 6.59 million | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 6.59 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 6.60 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.59 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 6.54 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 5.83 million | -10.9% |
| 2012 | 5.31 million | -9.0% |
| 2013 | 5.24 million | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 5.94 million | +13.5% |
| 2015 | 5.87 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 5.80 million | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 5.72 million | -1.3% |
| 2018 | 5.64 million | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 5.62 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 5.61 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 5.58 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 5.55 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 5.54 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.54 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.27 million | 7.27 million | 7.27 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.98 million | 6.84 million | 7.08 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.62 million | 6.52 million | 6.84 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.75 million | 5.24 million | 6.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.56 million | 5.54 million | 5.61 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 631,770 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 6.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) was 5.54 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.27 million in 1989.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.24 million in 2013.
- How does ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 149th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 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