Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 17.90 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.90 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
104th
of 203 groups
All-time high
17.94 million
in 2023
All-time low
12.73 million
in 2004
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) stood at 17.90 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 17.94 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.73 million, in 2004.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 104th 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: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 15.68 million | — |
| 1990 | 15.34 million | -2.2% |
| 1991 | 15.38 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 15.45 million | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 15.29 million | -1.0% |
| 1994 | 15.40 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 15.48 million | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 15.49 million | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 15.49 million | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 15.43 million | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 15.46 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 15.50 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 15.34 million | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 15.34 million | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.76 million | -16.8% |
| 2004 | 12.73 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 12.85 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 16.78 million | +30.6% |
| 2007 | 16.77 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 16.76 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 16.03 million | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 15.99 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 15.24 million | -4.7% |
| 2012 | 14.62 million | -4.1% |
| 2013 | 14.23 million | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 14.94 million | +5.0% |
| 2015 | 14.90 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 17.74 million | +19.1% |
| 2017 | 17.69 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 17.69 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.78 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 17.84 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 17.86 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 17.88 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 17.94 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 17.90 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 15.68 million | 15.68 million | 15.68 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 15.42 million | 15.29 million | 15.49 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.09 million | 12.73 million | 16.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.08 million | 14.23 million | 17.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.89 million | 17.84 million | 17.94 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.08 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 17.90 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.94 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.73 million in 2004.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 104th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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