Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number) (illiterate) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number) (illiterate) was 14.16 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) stood at 14.16 million. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 14.16 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.81 million, in 1990.
That places ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 113th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 (number) (illiterate) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 7.95 million | — |
| 1990 | 7.81 million | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 7.90 million | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 7.96 million | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 8.03 million | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 8.00 million | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 8.34 million | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 8.35 million | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 8.11 million | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 8.42 million | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 8.37 million | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 8.58 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 8.82 million | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 9.07 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 9.31 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 9.57 million | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 10.96 million | +14.4% |
| 2006 | 12.17 million | +11.1% |
| 2007 | 12.60 million | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 13.30 million | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 13.62 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 13.97 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 12.39 million | -11.3% |
| 2012 | 11.62 million | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 11.79 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.98 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 12.17 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 12.39 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 12.35 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 12.43 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 12.75 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 13.05 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 13.27 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 13.51 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 13.81 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 14.16 million | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.95 million | 7.95 million | 7.95 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.13 million | 7.81 million | 8.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.80 million | 8.58 million | 13.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.38 million | 11.62 million | 13.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.56 million | 13.05 million | 14.16 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9826 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 14.16 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.16 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.81 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 113th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 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