Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 50,400 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) is 50,400, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 6.3% on the previous year and down 35.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) peaked at 106,107 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 46,658, in 2019.
That places ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 196th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 106,107 | — |
| 2000 | 89,777 | -15.4% |
| 2001 | 86,011 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 82,584 | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 79,323 | -3.9% |
| 2004 | 76,338 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 73,488 | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 93,744 | +27.6% |
| 2007 | 90,103 | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 82,753 | -8.2% |
| 2009 | 82,358 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 80,231 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 76,121 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 75,841 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 79,691 | +5.1% |
| 2014 | 77,687 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 75,783 | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 73,972 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 49,467 | -33.1% |
| 2018 | 47,958 | -3.1% |
| 2019 | 46,658 | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 52,466 | +12.4% |
| 2021 | 51,085 | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 55,447 | +8.5% |
| 2023 | 53,777 | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 50,400 | -6.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106,107 | 106,107 | 106,107 | 1 |
| 2000s | 83,648 | 73,488 | 93,744 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68,341 | 46,658 | 80,231 | 10 |
| 2020s | 52,635 | 50,400 | 55,447 | 5 |
More education data for ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6,535 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 431,874 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.5197 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.4575 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52,657 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.2428 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 281,290 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7617 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 681,953 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 400,663 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) was 50,400 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The highest recorded value was 106,107 in 1999.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,658 in 2019.
- How does ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) ranks 196th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: West Balkans (st7) (unsdcode:98205) 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