Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans
UNICEF: Western Balkans: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 45,445 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Western Balkans recorded 45,445 for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in 2024.
The figure is down 6.9% on the previous year and down 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans peaked at 93,389 in 1999 and was at its lowest, 41,478, in 2019.
That places UNICEF: Western Balkans 198th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 93,389 | — |
| 2000 | 77,587 | -16.9% |
| 2001 | 74,295 | -4.2% |
| 2002 | 71,283 | -4.1% |
| 2003 | 68,432 | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 65,825 | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 63,319 | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 83,902 | +32.5% |
| 2007 | 80,555 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 75,930 | -5.7% |
| 2009 | 75,677 | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 73,692 | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 69,724 | -5.4% |
| 2012 | 69,567 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 73,569 | +5.8% |
| 2014 | 71,716 | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 69,972 | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 68,328 | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 43,988 | -35.6% |
| 2018 | 42,652 | -3.0% |
| 2019 | 41,478 | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 47,380 | +14.2% |
| 2021 | 46,105 | -2.7% |
| 2022 | 50,496 | +9.5% |
| 2023 | 48,821 | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 45,445 | -6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93,389 | 93,389 | 93,389 | 1 |
| 2000s | 73,680 | 63,319 | 83,902 | 10 |
| 2010s | 62,469 | 41,478 | 73,692 | 10 |
| 2020s | 47,649 | 45,445 | 50,496 | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Western Balkans
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 571,333 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 544,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7018 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 316,196 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45,751 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in UNICEF: Western Balkans was 45,445 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The highest recorded value was 93,389 in 1999.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- The lowest recorded value was 41,478 in 2019.
- How does UNICEF: Western Balkans rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- UNICEF: Western Balkans ranks 198th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Western Balkans?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Western Balkans 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