Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 86.82 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.82 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
47th
of 203 groups
All-time high
93.20 million
in 2008
All-time low
75.97 million
in 1993
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 86.82 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 93.20 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 75.97 million, in 1993.
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 47th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 77.07 million | — |
| 1990 | 76.11 million | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 77.55 million | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 76.87 million | -0.9% |
| 1993 | 75.97 million | -1.2% |
| 1994 | 76.51 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 77.38 million | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 78.09 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 78.86 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 77.86 million | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 78.38 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 81.32 million | +3.7% |
| 2001 | 82.26 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 82.87 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 79.18 million | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 79.68 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 82.06 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 89.49 million | +9.0% |
| 2007 | 92.27 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 93.20 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 93.15 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 88.08 million | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 89.73 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 91.56 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 89.88 million | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 90.40 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 86.16 million | -4.7% |
| 2016 | 85.38 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 85.62 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 84.59 million | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 85.50 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 85.33 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 85.44 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 85.56 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 86.18 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 86.82 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 77.07 million | 77.07 million | 77.07 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 77.36 million | 75.97 million | 78.86 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.55 million | 79.18 million | 93.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.69 million | 84.59 million | 91.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.87 million | 85.33 million | 86.82 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 64.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 67.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 132.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.324 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 86.82 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 93.20 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.97 million in 1993.
- How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 47th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Lower Middle 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