Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 59.78 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
59.78 million
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
57th
of 203 groups
All-time high
59.78 million
in 2024
All-time low
36.39 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) is 59.78 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 59.78 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.39 million, in 1990.
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 57th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 36.99 million | — |
| 1990 | 36.39 million | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 36.74 million | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 36.99 million | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 37.14 million | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 37.59 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 38.56 million | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 39.00 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 39.23 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 39.04 million | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 39.45 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 42.01 million | +6.5% |
| 2001 | 42.00 million | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 42.53 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 40.69 million | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 40.32 million | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 41.06 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 45.55 million | +10.9% |
| 2007 | 48.75 million | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 49.10 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 49.28 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 50.05 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 49.53 million | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 49.47 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 49.54 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 50.92 million | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 51.22 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 54.98 million | +7.3% |
| 2017 | 55.33 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 52.75 million | -4.6% |
| 2019 | 54.54 million | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 55.75 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 56.70 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 57.63 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 58.63 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 59.78 million | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 36.99 million | 36.99 million | 36.99 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 38.01 million | 36.39 million | 39.45 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.13 million | 40.32 million | 49.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.83 million | 49.47 million | 55.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.70 million | 55.75 million | 59.78 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.25 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 59.78 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.78 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.39 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 57th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 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