Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 10.93 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa 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: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 10.93 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 35.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 11.00 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.47 million, in 2004.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 129th 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 9.35 million | — |
| 1990 | 9.10 million | -2.6% |
| 1991 | 9.21 million | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 9.22 million | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 9.00 million | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 9.04 million | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 9.04 million | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 9.02 million | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 9.01 million | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 8.99 million | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 9.00 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 9.02 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 9.04 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 9.05 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 6.48 million | -28.4% |
| 2004 | 6.47 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.55 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 9.03 million | +37.8% |
| 2007 | 9.00 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 9.01 million | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 8.29 million | -7.9% |
| 2010 | 8.28 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 8.30 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 8.21 million | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 7.91 million | -3.7% |
| 2014 | 8.06 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 8.08 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 10.99 million | +36.1% |
| 2017 | 10.98 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 10.97 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 10.96 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.00 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 10.96 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 10.91 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 10.91 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.93 million | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +37.8% | 6.55 million | 9.03 million |
| 2016 | +36.1% | 8.08 million | 10.99 million |
| 2003 | -28.4% | 9.05 million | 6.48 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 9.35 million | 9.35 million | 9.35 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 9.06 million | 8.99 million | 9.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.19 million | 6.47 million | 9.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.27 million | 7.91 million | 10.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.94 million | 10.91 million | 11.00 million | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 10.93 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 11.00 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.47 million in 2004.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 129th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa 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