Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 15.88 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) recorded 15.88 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 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 15.88 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.58 million, in 1990.
That places ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 111th 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: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 10.75 million | — |
| 1990 | 10.58 million | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 11.07 million | +4.6% |
| 1992 | 11.31 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 11.40 million | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 11.76 million | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 11.72 million | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 11.79 million | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 11.71 million | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 12.06 million | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 11.85 million | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 12.05 million | +1.7% |
| 2001 | 12.28 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 12.04 million | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 12.32 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 12.83 million | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 13.29 million | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 14.41 million | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 14.98 million | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 15.45 million | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 15.45 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.31 million | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 13.66 million | -10.8% |
| 2012 | 12.22 million | -10.5% |
| 2013 | 12.22 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 12.49 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 13.10 million | +4.9% |
| 2016 | 13.22 million | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 14.90 million | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 14.56 million | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 13.35 million | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 13.67 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 15.09 million | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 15.35 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 15.62 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 15.88 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 10.75 million | 10.75 million | 10.75 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 11.53 million | 10.58 million | 12.06 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.51 million | 12.04 million | 15.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.50 million | 12.22 million | 15.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.12 million | 13.67 million | 15.88 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.77 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 36.81 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 15.88 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.88 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.58 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 111th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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