Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations
WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 80.26 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations recorded 80.26 million for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male 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 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations peaked at 80.26 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.88 million, in 1990.
WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations ranks 50th of 203 groups on this measure, 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 Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 40.42 million | — |
| 1990 | 39.88 million | -1.3% |
| 1991 | 40.54 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 41.39 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 42.27 million | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 42.68 million | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 43.47 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 44.27 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 44.60 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 44.82 million | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 45.63 million | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 49.38 million | +8.2% |
| 2001 | 49.95 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 49.41 million | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 50.69 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 50.80 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 51.96 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 55.86 million | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 59.08 million | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 59.91 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 60.65 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 62.31 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 61.33 million | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 62.36 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 62.81 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 63.64 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 64.17 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 65.08 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 65.58 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 67.69 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 70.39 million | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 72.57 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 74.48 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 76.23 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 78.12 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 80.26 million | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 40.42 million | 40.42 million | 40.42 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 42.95 million | 39.88 million | 45.63 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.77 million | 49.38 million | 60.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.54 million | 61.33 million | 70.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.33 million | 72.57 million | 80.26 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.96 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6568 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.4577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.09 million (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2019)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations was 80.26 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 80.26 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.88 million in 1990.
- How does WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations ranks 50th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fy23 Ida 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