Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 1.47 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), 1991–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) recorded 1.47 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) peaked at 1.47 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 714,596, in 1991.
ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 172nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 714,596 | — |
| 1992 | 732,815 | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 752,721 | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 773,478 | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 795,118 | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 809,809 | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 827,770 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 845,604 | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 866,953 | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 847,731 | -2.2% |
| 2001 | 874,961 | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 896,193 | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 912,670 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 925,388 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 936,955 | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 961,478 | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 982,231 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.01 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 1.04 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 1.07 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 1.09 million | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 1.12 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.15 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 1.18 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.21 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.24 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 1.27 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 1.30 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 1.33 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 1.37 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.39 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 1.42 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 1.44 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 1.47 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 790,985 | 714,596 | 866,953 | 9 |
| 2000s | 938,197 | 847,731 | 1.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.19 million | 1.07 million | 1.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.42 million | 1.37 million | 1.47 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.9% (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.6% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 529,106 (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.1% (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 603,251 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 656,667 (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 82,795 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 1.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 409,490 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 381,336 (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) was 1.47 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.47 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- The lowest recorded value was 714,596 in 1991.
- How does ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) ranks 172nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Small Islands Developing States (sids) (unsdcode:98435) 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