Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 36.37 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
36.37 million
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
83rd
of 203 groups
All-time high
36.37 million
in 2021
All-time low
18.62 million
in 1990
Years of data
33
1989–2021
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1989–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) stood at 36.37 million. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 36.37 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.62 million, in 1990.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 83rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 18.92 million | — |
| 1990 | 18.62 million | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 18.88 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 19.14 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 19.39 million | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 19.57 million | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 19.88 million | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 20.16 million | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 20.37 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 20.00 million | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 20.24 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 23.43 million | +15.7% |
| 2001 | 23.39 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 23.73 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 24.35 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 23.89 million | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 24.48 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 24.91 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 28.23 million | +13.3% |
| 2008 | 28.91 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 28.78 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 29.60 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 29.95 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 30.41 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 30.57 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 30.98 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 31.28 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 32.13 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 32.12 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.61 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 34.31 million | +5.2% |
| 2020 | 35.47 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 36.37 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.92 million | 18.92 million | 18.92 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 19.62 million | 18.62 million | 20.37 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.41 million | 23.39 million | 28.91 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.40 million | 29.60 million | 34.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.92 million | 35.47 million | 36.37 million | 2 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.58 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.2288 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.02 million (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 752,485 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 803,660 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.4456 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.5853 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9226 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 36.37 million in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.37 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.62 million in 1990.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 83rd out of 203 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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