Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)
ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 93,183 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) recorded 93,183 for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 53.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) peaked at 369,418 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 90,445, in 2021.
ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) ranks 192nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 369,418 | — |
| 2000 | 356,250 | -3.6% |
| 2001 | 346,781 | -2.7% |
| 2002 | 338,585 | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 329,424 | -2.7% |
| 2004 | 324,160 | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 312,987 | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 311,198 | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 306,324 | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 288,820 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 210,613 | -27.1% |
| 2010 | 206,077 | -2.2% |
| 2011 | 206,758 | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 205,538 | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 204,201 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 200,767 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 201,525 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 197,723 | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 198,104 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 90,827 | -54.2% |
| 2019 | 91,075 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 90,562 | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 90,445 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 94,135 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 94,405 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 93,183 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 369,418 | 369,418 | 369,418 | 1 |
| 2000s | 312,514 | 210,613 | 356,250 | 10 |
| 2010s | 180,260 | 90,827 | 206,758 | 10 |
| 2020s | 92,546 | 90,445 | 94,405 | 5 |
More education data for ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 833,270 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 16.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.45 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 25.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) was 93,183 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- The highest recorded value was 369,418 in 1999.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- The lowest recorded value was 90,445 in 2021.
- How does ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) ranks 192nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 53.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 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