Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 9.02 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.02 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
134th
of 203 groups
All-time high
9.45 million
in 2016
All-time low
6.17 million
in 2003
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 9.02 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 9.45 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 6.17 million, in 2003.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 134th 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 ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 8.36 million | — |
| 1990 | 8.17 million | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 8.28 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 8.33 million | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 8.16 million | -2.1% |
| 1994 | 8.27 million | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 8.34 million | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 8.38 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 8.42 million | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 8.47 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 8.55 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 8.61 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 8.66 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 8.70 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 6.17 million | -29.0% |
| 2004 | 6.22 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 6.27 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 8.72 million | +39.0% |
| 2007 | 8.68 million | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 8.64 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.89 million | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 7.85 million | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 7.83 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.75 million | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 7.21 million | -6.9% |
| 2014 | 6.95 million | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 6.73 million | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 9.45 million | +40.5% |
| 2017 | 9.27 million | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 9.22 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 9.19 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 9.20 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 9.14 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 9.07 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 9.04 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 9.02 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.36 million | 8.36 million | 8.36 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 8.34 million | 8.16 million | 8.55 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.86 million | 6.17 million | 8.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.14 million | 6.73 million | 9.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.09 million | 9.02 million | 9.20 million | 5 |
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1352 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.4 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 9.02 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.45 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.17 million in 2003.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 134th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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