Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 5.12 million in 2023. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 5.12 million, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 8.32 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.08 million, in 2021.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 156th out of 203 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8.32 million | — |
| 2002 | 7.91 million | -5.0% |
| 2003 | 7.80 million | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.71 million | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 7.42 million | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 7.36 million | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 7.27 million | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 7.11 million | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 5.79 million | -18.6% |
| 2018 | 5.61 million | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 5.48 million | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 5.41 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 5.08 million | -6.2% |
| 2022 | 5.11 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 5.12 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.61 million | 7.11 million | 8.32 million | 8 |
| 2010s | 5.63 million | 5.48 million | 5.79 million | 3 |
| 2020s | 5.18 million | 5.08 million | 5.41 million | 4 |
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 112.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 5.12 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.32 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.08 million in 2021.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 156th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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