Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 478,835 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) is 478,835, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 2.28 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 478,835, in 2024.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 179th 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.28 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.88 million | -17.6% |
| 2001 | 1.84 million | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 1.80 million | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.78 million | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 1.77 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.60 million | -9.5% |
| 2006 | 1.65 million | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 1.61 million | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 1.57 million | -2.9% |
| 2009 | 1.40 million | -10.7% |
| 2010 | 1.17 million | -16.6% |
| 2011 | 1.00 million | -13.8% |
| 2012 | 914,993 | -8.9% |
| 2013 | 879,247 | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 851,145 | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 819,745 | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 772,406 | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 723,175 | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 610,685 | -15.6% |
| 2019 | 550,475 | -9.9% |
| 2020 | 543,750 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 526,535 | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 520,981 | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 500,150 | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 478,835 | -4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.28 million | 2.28 million | 2.28 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.69 million | 1.40 million | 1.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 829,217 | 550,475 | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 514,050 | 478,835 | 543,750 | 5 |
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 478,835 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.28 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 478,835 in 2024.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 179th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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