Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 10.05 million in 2019. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1989–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) recorded 10.05 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 10.05 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.17 million, in 1992.
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 130th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 6.35 million | — |
| 1990 | 6.24 million | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 6.22 million | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 6.17 million | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 6.21 million | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 6.38 million | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 6.49 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 6.54 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 6.55 million | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 6.60 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 6.64 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 6.68 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 6.71 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 6.72 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.74 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 6.75 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 6.84 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 8.49 million | +24.1% |
| 2007 | 8.61 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 8.79 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 8.97 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 9.16 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 9.32 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 9.41 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 9.37 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 9.28 million | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 9.31 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 9.36 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 9.46 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 9.74 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 10.05 million | +3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6.35 million | 6.35 million | 6.35 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 6.41 million | 6.17 million | 6.64 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.53 million | 6.68 million | 8.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.45 million | 9.16 million | 10.05 million | 10 |
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.78 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 826,402 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 858,973 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.69 million (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 583,636 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 348,275 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.55 % change on previous year (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 10.05 million in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.05 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.17 million in 1992.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 130th out of 203 groups with data for 2019.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 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