Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 122.43 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 122.43 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.3% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 139.72 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 122.43 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 26th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 135.01 million | — |
| 2000 | 133.78 million | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 135.81 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 136.18 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 134.58 million | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 134.87 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 135.76 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 139.56 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 139.72 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 138.98 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 138.17 million | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 132.98 million | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 135.08 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 137.88 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 135.58 million | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 135.40 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 131.09 million | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 126.75 million | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 126.34 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 126.99 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 131.42 million | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 130.22 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 128.13 million | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 125.67 million | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 124.05 million | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 122.43 million | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 135.01 million | 135.01 million | 135.01 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 136.74 million | 133.78 million | 139.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 131.95 million | 126.34 million | 137.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 126.10 million | 122.43 million | 130.22 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 122.43 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 139.72 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 122.43 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 26th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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