Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 53.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
53.36 million
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
59th
of 203 groups
All-time high
53.36 million
in 2024
All-time low
33.83 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) is 53.36 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 53.36 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.83 million, in 1990.
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 59th 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: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 34.24 million | — |
| 1990 | 33.83 million | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 34.51 million | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 35.16 million | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 35.64 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 36.38 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 36.82 million | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 37.31 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 37.39 million | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 38.09 million | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 38.11 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 38.73 million | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 38.88 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 38.02 million | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 38.62 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 39.34 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 41.42 million | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 42.97 million | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 43.06 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 44.20 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 44.08 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 44.02 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 43.69 million | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 41.95 million | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 42.05 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 43.30 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 44.18 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 44.75 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 46.25 million | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 46.69 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 47.07 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 48.44 million | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 50.51 million | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 51.47 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 52.38 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 53.36 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.24 million | 34.24 million | 34.24 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 36.32 million | 33.83 million | 38.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.93 million | 38.02 million | 44.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.39 million | 41.95 million | 47.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.23 million | 48.44 million | 53.36 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.75 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.37 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 53.36 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.36 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.83 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 59th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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