Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 403,079 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries recorded 403,079 for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% on the previous year and down 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 2.06 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 403,079, in 2024.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 182nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.06 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.66 million | -19.4% |
| 2001 | 1.62 million | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 1.59 million | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.56 million | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.55 million | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.39 million | -10.7% |
| 2006 | 1.44 million | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 1.40 million | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 1.37 million | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 1.20 million | -12.1% |
| 2010 | 973,507 | -19.2% |
| 2011 | 813,915 | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 725,462 | -10.9% |
| 2013 | 691,050 | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 664,044 | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 631,426 | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 585,013 | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 536,526 | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 531,129 | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 471,889 | -11.2% |
| 2020 | 466,077 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 450,723 | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 445,214 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 424,474 | -4.7% |
| 2024 | 403,079 | -5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.06 million | 2.06 million | 2.06 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.48 million | 1.20 million | 1.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 662,396 | 471,889 | 973,507 | 10 |
| 2020s | 437,913 | 403,079 | 466,077 | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8196 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1442 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 403,079 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.06 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 403,079 in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 182nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme 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