Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 3.00 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 3.00 million. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is down 3.3% on the previous year and down 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 8.28 million in 1989 and was at its lowest, 3.00 million, in 2024.
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 162nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 8.28 million | — |
| 1990 | 7.97 million | -3.7% |
| 1991 | 7.87 million | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 7.77 million | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 7.66 million | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 7.55 million | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 7.44 million | -1.5% |
| 1996 | 7.32 million | -1.6% |
| 1997 | 7.21 million | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 7.08 million | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 6.95 million | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 6.41 million | -7.7% |
| 2001 | 6.26 million | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 6.03 million | -3.7% |
| 2003 | 5.88 million | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 5.74 million | -2.4% |
| 2005 | 5.58 million | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 5.23 million | -6.4% |
| 2007 | 5.23 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4.73 million | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 4.49 million | -5.0% |
| 2010 | 5.63 million | +25.4% |
| 2011 | 4.93 million | -12.5% |
| 2012 | 4.80 million | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.81 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.97 million | -17.5% |
| 2015 | 3.63 million | -8.4% |
| 2016 | 3.57 million | -1.8% |
| 2017 | 3.60 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 3.60 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.47 million | -3.6% |
| 2020 | 3.50 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 3.35 million | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 3.19 million | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 3.10 million | -2.8% |
| 2024 | 3.00 million | -3.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +25.4% | 4.49 million | 5.63 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 8.28 million | 8.28 million | 8.28 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 7.48 million | 6.95 million | 7.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.56 million | 4.49 million | 6.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.20 million | 3.47 million | 5.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.23 million | 3.00 million | 3.50 million | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.05 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 3.00 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 8.28 million in 1989.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.00 million in 2024.
- How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 162nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: Upper 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