Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 29.21 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
29.21 million
Change on year
up 2.9%
Rank
86th
of 203 groups
All-time high
29.21 million
in 2023
All-time low
14.00 million
in 1990
Years of data
35
1989–2023
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) recorded 29.21 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 29.21 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.00 million, in 1990.
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 86th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 14.08 million | — |
| 1990 | 14.00 million | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 14.35 million | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 14.75 million | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 15.09 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 15.58 million | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 16.02 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 16.39 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 16.73 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 17.09 million | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 17.23 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 17.63 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 18.07 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 17.45 million | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 17.73 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 18.01 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 19.37 million | +7.6% |
| 2006 | 21.27 million | +9.8% |
| 2007 | 20.71 million | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 21.07 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 21.43 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 21.82 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 22.20 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 22.50 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 22.86 million | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 23.58 million | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 23.84 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 24.18 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 24.42 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 25.02 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 25.89 million | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 26.73 million | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 27.58 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 28.38 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 29.21 million | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 14.08 million | 14.08 million | 14.08 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.72 million | 14.00 million | 17.23 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.27 million | 17.45 million | 21.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.63 million | 21.82 million | 25.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.98 million | 26.73 million | 29.21 million | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.19 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.25 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.40 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.1 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 948,616 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 579,062 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 561,911 (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1432 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.4% (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 29.21 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.21 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.00 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 86th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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