Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 71.88 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) is 71.88 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 71.88 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.86 million, in 1990.
That places WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 52nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 41.26 million | — |
| 1990 | 40.86 million | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 41.61 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 42.58 million | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 43.58 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 44.60 million | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 46.22 million | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 47.17 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 47.65 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 48.23 million | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 48.62 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 48.86 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 49.46 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 48.97 million | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 50.22 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 50.99 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 52.39 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 56.51 million | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 56.44 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 57.80 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 59.45 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 60.39 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 58.99 million | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 58.84 million | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 59.32 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 60.43 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 61.72 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 63.16 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 63.54 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 61.90 million | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 64.15 million | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 65.92 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 67.37 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 68.79 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 70.25 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 71.88 million | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.26 million | 41.26 million | 41.26 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 45.11 million | 40.86 million | 48.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 53.11 million | 48.86 million | 59.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.24 million | 58.84 million | 64.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.84 million | 65.92 million | 71.88 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.42 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 71.88 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 71.88 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.86 million in 1990.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 52nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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