Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 152.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 152.36 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 152.36 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 115.65 million, in 1990.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 14th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 117.20 million | — |
| 1990 | 115.65 million | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 117.56 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 117.59 million | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 117.44 million | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 118.66 million | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 120.42 million | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 121.82 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 122.87 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 122.06 million | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 123.08 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 126.38 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 127.74 million | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 127.55 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 124.82 million | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 125.81 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 128.92 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 139.53 million | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 142.59 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 143.56 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 144.05 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 141.42 million | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 141.41 million | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 143.99 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 142.90 million | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 143.49 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 139.87 million | -2.5% |
| 2016 | 140.15 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 140.82 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 141.01 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 144.09 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 145.73 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 147.07 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 148.32 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 150.22 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 152.36 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 117.20 million | 117.20 million | 117.20 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 119.71 million | 115.65 million | 123.08 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 133.10 million | 124.82 million | 144.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 141.91 million | 139.87 million | 144.09 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 148.74 million | 145.73 million | 152.36 million | 5 |
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More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 152.36 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 152.36 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 115.65 million in 1990.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 14th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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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