Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 62.52 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
62.52 million
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
56th
of 203 groups
All-time high
62.52 million
in 2024
All-time low
31.52 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 62.52 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 27.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 62.52 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.52 million, in 1990.
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 56th of 203 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 31.81 million | — |
| 1990 | 31.52 million | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 32.09 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 32.91 million | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 33.76 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 34.55 million | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 35.55 million | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 36.37 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 36.76 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 37.07 million | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 37.71 million | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 38.61 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 39.18 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 38.61 million | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 39.72 million | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 40.36 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 41.22 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 44.77 million | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 45.04 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 45.59 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 46.36 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 47.66 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 46.71 million | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 47.58 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 48.18 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 49.08 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 50.05 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 51.17 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 51.57 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 52.79 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 55.09 million | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 56.87 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 58.25 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 59.54 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 60.92 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 62.52 million | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 31.81 million | 31.81 million | 31.81 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 34.83 million | 31.52 million | 37.71 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.95 million | 38.61 million | 46.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.99 million | 46.71 million | 55.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.62 million | 56.87 million | 62.52 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9768 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 62.52 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 62.52 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.52 million in 1990.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 56th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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