Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 64.47 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 64.47 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 64.47 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 34.56 million, in 1990.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 54th 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 34.85 million | — |
| 1990 | 34.56 million | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 35.29 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 36.17 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 36.90 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 37.64 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 38.66 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 39.48 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 39.85 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 40.32 million | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 40.59 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 41.52 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 42.18 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 41.63 million | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 42.65 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 43.28 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 44.53 million | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 48.26 million | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 48.56 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 50.06 million | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 50.59 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 51.56 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 50.33 million | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 50.07 million | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 50.49 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 51.42 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 52.47 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 53.69 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 53.83 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 54.50 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 56.81 million | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 58.58 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 59.97 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 61.36 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 62.82 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 64.47 million | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.85 million | 34.85 million | 34.85 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 37.95 million | 34.56 million | 40.59 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 45.32 million | 41.52 million | 50.59 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.52 million | 50.07 million | 56.81 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.44 million | 58.58 million | 64.47 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.06 million (2021)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 64.47 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.47 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.56 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 54th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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