Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 5.14 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 5.14 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 6.56 million in 1996 and was at its lowest, 4.60 million, in 2017.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 155th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 6.56 million | — |
| 1997 | 6.43 million | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 6.21 million | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 6.10 million | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 5.98 million | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 5.86 million | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 5.66 million | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 5.84 million | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 5.76 million | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.81 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 5.85 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 5.54 million | -5.3% |
| 2008 | 5.60 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 5.73 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 5.71 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.25 million | -8.1% |
| 2012 | 5.33 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.20 million | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 4.95 million | -4.8% |
| 2015 | 4.62 million | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 4.63 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 4.60 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 4.70 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 4.77 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 4.78 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 4.79 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 4.88 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 5.04 million | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 5.14 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.32 million | 6.10 million | 6.56 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.76 million | 5.54 million | 5.98 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.98 million | 4.60 million | 5.71 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.93 million | 4.78 million | 5.14 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 5.14 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.56 million in 1996.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.60 million in 2017.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 155th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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