Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 39.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) stood at 39.28 million. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.3% on the previous year and up 29.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 39.28 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 20.55 million, in 1990.
That places ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 81st 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 in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 20.69 million | — |
| 1990 | 20.55 million | -0.7% |
| 1991 | 21.01 million | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 21.68 million | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 22.22 million | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 22.51 million | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 23.02 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 23.57 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 23.81 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 23.92 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 23.86 million | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 24.47 million | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 24.85 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 24.42 million | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 25.13 million | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 24.86 million | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 25.45 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 26.85 million | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 26.82 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 27.35 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 27.65 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 27.90 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 28.55 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 29.63 million | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 29.94 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 30.46 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 31.09 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 31.69 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 31.88 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 32.06 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 33.91 million | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 35.18 million | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 36.11 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 37.04 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 38.04 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 39.28 million | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 20.69 million | 20.69 million | 20.69 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 22.62 million | 20.55 million | 23.92 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.79 million | 24.42 million | 27.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.71 million | 27.90 million | 33.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.13 million | 35.18 million | 39.28 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.25 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.79 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 661,057 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 39.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.28 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.55 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 81st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 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