Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 81,447 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) stood at 81,447.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 56.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 290,892 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 78,539, in 2021.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 194th 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 ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 290,892 | — |
| 2000 | 281,875 | -3.1% |
| 2001 | 276,185 | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 271,060 | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 266,351 | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 261,539 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 252,102 | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 250,400 | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 245,968 | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 229,918 | -6.5% |
| 2009 | 191,613 | -16.7% |
| 2010 | 186,761 | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 187,683 | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 187,029 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 185,823 | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 186,317 | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 187,236 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 186,445 | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 186,798 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 79,466 | -57.5% |
| 2019 | 79,576 | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 78,877 | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 78,539 | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 82,022 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 82,491 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 81,447 | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 290,892 | 290,892 | 290,892 | 1 |
| 2000s | 252,701 | 191,613 | 281,875 | 10 |
| 2010s | 165,313 | 79,466 | 187,683 | 10 |
| 2020s | 80,675 | 78,539 | 82,491 | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 81,447 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 290,892 in 1999.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78,539 in 2021.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 194th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 56.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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