Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 29.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.31 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
85th
of 203 groups
All-time high
29.78 million
in 2019
All-time low
25.43 million
in 2009
Years of data
35
1990–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1990–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) is 29.31 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 29.78 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.43 million, in 2009.
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 85th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 28.57 million | — |
| 1991 | 28.97 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 27.55 million | -4.9% |
| 1993 | 25.96 million | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 26.15 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 26.10 million | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 26.28 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 26.50 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 26.79 million | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 27.02 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 26.94 million | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 27.17 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 27.44 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 25.53 million | -7.0% |
| 2004 | 25.85 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 26.00 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 26.73 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 27.15 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 25.92 million | -4.5% |
| 2009 | 25.43 million | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 25.59 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 28.20 million | +10.2% |
| 2012 | 26.63 million | -5.6% |
| 2013 | 27.76 million | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 27.90 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 27.80 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 27.64 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 27.64 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.13 million | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 29.78 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 29.77 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.74 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 29.62 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 29.45 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 29.31 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.99 million | 25.96 million | 28.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.42 million | 25.43 million | 27.44 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.81 million | 25.59 million | 29.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.58 million | 29.31 million | 29.77 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 29.31 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.78 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.43 million in 2009.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 85th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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