Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 64.84 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 64.84 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 25.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 64.84 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 33.84 million, in 1990.
That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 53rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 34.13 million | — |
| 1990 | 33.84 million | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 34.50 million | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 35.40 million | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 36.32 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 37.19 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 38.26 million | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 39.15 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 39.62 million | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 39.98 million | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 40.25 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 41.16 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 41.65 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 41.06 million | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 42.19 million | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 42.85 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 43.73 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 47.55 million | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 47.89 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 48.90 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 49.73 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 50.46 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 49.55 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 50.46 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 50.85 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 51.72 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 52.52 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 53.51 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 53.63 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 54.87 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 57.21 million | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 59.02 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 60.44 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 61.77 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 63.19 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 64.84 million | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 34.13 million | 34.13 million | 34.13 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 37.45 million | 33.84 million | 40.25 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.67 million | 41.06 million | 49.73 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.48 million | 49.55 million | 57.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.85 million | 59.02 million | 64.84 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.13 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.22 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 64.84 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 64.84 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.84 million in 1990.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 53rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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