Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 7.32 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) recorded 7.32 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 7.32 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.31 million, in 1990.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 146th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 5.38 million | — |
| 1990 | 5.31 million | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 5.32 million | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 5.39 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 5.65 million | +4.7% |
| 1994 | 5.89 million | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 6.01 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 6.07 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 6.13 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 6.03 million | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 6.01 million | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 6.08 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 6.11 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 6.16 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.38 million | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 6.46 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 6.52 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 6.67 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 6.71 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 6.58 million | -2.0% |
| 2009 | 6.59 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 6.95 million | +5.4% |
| 2011 | 6.97 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 7.04 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 7.06 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 6.64 million | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 6.67 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.63 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 6.59 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 7.15 million | +8.5% |
| 2019 | 7.15 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 7.23 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 7.30 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 7.32 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 7.29 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 7.32 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 5.38 million | 5.38 million | 5.38 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 5.78 million | 5.31 million | 6.13 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.43 million | 6.08 million | 6.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.89 million | 6.59 million | 7.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.29 million | 7.23 million | 7.32 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 10.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 7.32 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.32 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.31 million in 1990.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 146th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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