Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 145.27 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 145.27 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 33 years on record.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 242.34 million in 1992 and was at its lowest, 145.27 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 15th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 242.34 million | — |
| 1993 | 238.29 million | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 235.11 million | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 231.68 million | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 228.80 million | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 208.06 million | -9.1% |
| 1998 | 186.31 million | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 184.05 million | -1.2% |
| 2000 | 181.17 million | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 182.63 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 182.01 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 179.24 million | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 178.32 million | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 178.00 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 181.09 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 175.95 million | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 173.07 million | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 171.50 million | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 167.27 million | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 168.98 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 170.35 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 168.01 million | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 165.56 million | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 159.71 million | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 154.47 million | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 153.42 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 154.53 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 158.31 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 155.64 million | -1.7% |
| 2021 | 152.84 million | -1.8% |
| 2022 | 149.69 million | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 147.50 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 145.27 million | -1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 219.33 million | 184.05 million | 242.34 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 178.30 million | 171.50 million | 182.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 162.06 million | 153.42 million | 170.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 150.19 million | 145.27 million | 155.64 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 145.27 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 242.34 million in 1992.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 145.27 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 15th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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