Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 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.
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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.79 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 7.28 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.26 million (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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release