Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 39.48 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39.48 million
Change on year
up 1.7%
Rank
80th
of 203 groups
All-time high
39.48 million
in 2024
All-time low
24.74 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) stood at 39.48 million. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 39.48 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.74 million, in 1990.
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 80th of 203 groups on this measure, 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: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 25.07 million | — |
| 1990 | 24.74 million | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 25.35 million | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 25.74 million | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 26.02 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 26.62 million | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 27.06 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 27.30 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 27.28 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 27.75 million | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 27.79 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 28.20 million | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 28.32 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 28.29 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 28.83 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 28.70 million | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 29.72 million | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 32.69 million | +10.0% |
| 2007 | 32.87 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 33.95 million | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 33.91 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 34.04 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 32.43 million | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 30.98 million | -4.5% |
| 2013 | 31.32 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 31.41 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 31.94 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 32.29 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 33.79 million | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 34.47 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 34.54 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 35.58 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 37.37 million | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 38.08 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 38.81 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 39.48 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 25.07 million | 25.07 million | 25.07 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 26.57 million | 24.74 million | 27.79 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.55 million | 28.20 million | 33.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.72 million | 30.98 million | 34.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.86 million | 35.58 million | 39.48 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 39.48 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.48 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.74 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 80th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 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