Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations
WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 82.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations stood at 82.17 million. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations peaked at 82.17 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.56 million, in 1990.
That places WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 49th 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: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 42.12 million | — |
| 1990 | 41.56 million | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 42.22 million | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 43.10 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 44.00 million | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 44.47 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 45.31 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 46.12 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 46.47 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 46.66 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 47.49 million | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 51.27 million | +8.0% |
| 2001 | 51.87 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 51.34 million | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 52.65 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 52.78 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 53.97 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 57.78 million | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 60.98 million | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 61.81 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 62.58 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 64.28 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 63.50 million | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 64.56 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 64.88 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 65.40 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 65.96 million | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 66.90 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 67.29 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 69.42 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 72.14 million | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 74.34 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 76.28 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 78.06 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 79.99 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 82.17 million | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 42.12 million | 42.12 million | 42.12 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 44.74 million | 41.56 million | 47.49 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 55.70 million | 51.27 million | 62.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.43 million | 63.50 million | 72.14 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.17 million | 74.34 million | 82.17 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.80 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.136 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5642 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 35.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8569 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3027 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.20 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations was 82.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 82.17 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.56 million in 1990.
- How does WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations ranks 49th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fy23 Ida & Ibrd Countries Classified As Fragile 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