Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 44.38 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) stood at 44.38 million. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 44.38 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.59 million, in 1990.
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 72nd 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: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 26.92 million | — |
| 1990 | 26.59 million | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 27.12 million | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 27.59 million | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 27.85 million | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 28.29 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 28.79 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 29.20 million | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 29.38 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 29.82 million | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 29.73 million | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 30.28 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 30.89 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 30.43 million | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 28.36 million | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 29.47 million | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 31.10 million | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 36.78 million | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 36.70 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 36.88 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 36.69 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 36.61 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 35.12 million | -4.1% |
| 2012 | 34.80 million | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 34.66 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 35.12 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 35.82 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 39.17 million | +9.3% |
| 2017 | 39.42 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 39.65 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 40.48 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 41.30 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 42.03 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 42.83 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 43.65 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 44.38 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.92 million | 26.92 million | 26.92 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.43 million | 26.59 million | 29.82 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.76 million | 28.36 million | 36.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.08 million | 34.66 million | 40.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.84 million | 41.30 million | 44.38 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.01 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 52.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.46 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 44.38 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 44.38 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.59 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 72nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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