Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 1.76 million in 2022. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), 2003–2022
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) is 1.76 million, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) peaked at 1.76 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.58 million, in 2003.
That places ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 166th out of 203 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 1.58 million | — |
| 2004 | 1.59 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.60 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 1.61 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.62 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 1.62 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.72 million | +6.1% |
| 2018 | 1.72 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.73 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 1.74 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 1.73 million | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 1.76 million | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.60 million | 1.58 million | 1.62 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 1.72 million | 1.72 million | 1.73 million | 3 |
| 2020s | 1.74 million | 1.73 million | 1.76 million | 3 |
More education data for ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3042 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3046 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 11.04 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 288,628 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) was 1.76 million in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.58 million in 2003.
- How does ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) ranks 166th out of 203 groups with data for 2022.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North America (nam) (unsdcode:98425) 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