Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 82.20 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations is 82.20 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 25.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations peaked at 82.20 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.61 million, in 1990.
That places WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 48th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 42.18 million | — |
| 1990 | 41.61 million | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 42.28 million | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 43.16 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 44.06 million | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 44.53 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 45.37 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 46.18 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 46.53 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 46.72 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 47.55 million | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 51.33 million | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 51.92 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 51.38 million | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 52.68 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 52.82 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 54.01 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 57.82 million | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 61.02 million | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 61.85 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 62.62 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 64.32 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 63.53 million | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 64.59 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 64.91 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 65.43 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 65.99 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 66.93 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 67.31 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 69.44 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 72.16 million | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 74.37 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 76.31 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 78.09 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 80.02 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 82.20 million | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.18 million | 42.18 million | 42.18 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 44.80 million | 41.61 million | 47.55 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.75 million | 51.33 million | 62.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.46 million | 63.53 million | 72.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.19 million | 74.37 million | 82.20 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.02 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5679 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 36.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.124 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations was 82.20 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 82.20 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.61 million in 1990.
- How does WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 48th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 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