Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)
ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 18.86 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) recorded 18.86 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) peaked at 18.86 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.08 million, in 1995.
That places ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) 103rd 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 30 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.08 million | — |
| 1996 | 9.33 million | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 9.45 million | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 9.17 million | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 9.40 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 9.67 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 9.96 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 10.23 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 10.67 million | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 10.23 million | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 10.56 million | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 12.86 million | +21.8% |
| 2007 | 13.19 million | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 13.53 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 13.90 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 14.88 million | +7.1% |
| 2011 | 13.32 million | -10.5% |
| 2012 | 13.93 million | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 14.23 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 14.55 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 14.74 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 15.39 million | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 15.58 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 15.81 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 16.32 million | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 16.76 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 17.23 million | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 17.68 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 18.23 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 18.86 million | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.29 million | 9.08 million | 9.45 million | 5 |
| 2000s | 11.48 million | 9.67 million | 13.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.88 million | 13.32 million | 16.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.75 million | 16.76 million | 18.86 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9135 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) was 18.86 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.86 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.08 million in 1995.
- How does ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) ranks 103rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) 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