Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 46.78 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
46.78 million
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
66th
of 203 groups
All-time high
46.78 million
in 2024
All-time low
26.33 million
in 1990
Years of data
36
1989–2024
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries recorded 46.78 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 2.8% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 46.78 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.33 million, in 1990.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 66th 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 SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 26.55 million | — |
| 1990 | 26.33 million | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 26.77 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 27.51 million | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 28.29 million | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 28.81 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 29.44 million | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 30.03 million | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 30.34 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 30.33 million | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 30.20 million | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 30.88 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 31.27 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 30.89 million | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 31.81 million | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 31.61 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 32.26 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 33.77 million | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 33.77 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 34.20 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 34.64 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 35.23 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 35.73 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 36.88 million | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 37.19 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 37.28 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 37.96 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 38.53 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 38.67 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 39.44 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 41.28 million | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 42.61 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 43.61 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 44.54 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 45.51 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 46.78 million | +2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 26.55 million | 26.55 million | 26.55 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 28.80 million | 26.33 million | 30.34 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.51 million | 30.88 million | 34.64 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.82 million | 35.23 million | 41.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.61 million | 42.61 million | 46.78 million | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 5.55 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.60 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.74 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 978,739 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.64 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.64 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 46.78 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 46.78 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.33 million in 1990.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 66th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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