Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 28.43 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1989–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) is 28.43 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 18.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 95.82 million in 1989 and was at its lowest, 28.43 million, in 2024.
That places WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 87th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 95.82 million | — |
| 1990 | 92.08 million | -3.9% |
| 1991 | 90.33 million | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 88.29 million | -2.3% |
| 1993 | 86.17 million | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 84.21 million | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 81.78 million | -2.9% |
| 1996 | 80.09 million | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 60.62 million | -24.3% |
| 1998 | 59.26 million | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 57.98 million | -2.2% |
| 2000 | 56.01 million | -3.4% |
| 2001 | 54.93 million | -1.9% |
| 2002 | 53.82 million | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 51.64 million | -4.0% |
| 2004 | 50.21 million | -2.8% |
| 2005 | 48.97 million | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 47.98 million | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 43.28 million | -9.8% |
| 2008 | 40.87 million | -5.6% |
| 2009 | 39.40 million | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 40.14 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 38.57 million | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 37.05 million | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 36.73 million | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 34.82 million | -5.2% |
| 2015 | 33.92 million | -2.6% |
| 2016 | 32.59 million | -3.9% |
| 2017 | 33.48 million | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 32.75 million | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 30.57 million | -6.6% |
| 2020 | 30.27 million | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 30.65 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 29.85 million | -2.6% |
| 2023 | 29.19 million | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 28.43 million | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 95.82 million | 95.82 million | 95.82 million | 1 |
| 1990s | 78.08 million | 57.98 million | 92.08 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.71 million | 39.40 million | 56.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.06 million | 30.57 million | 40.14 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.68 million | 28.43 million | 30.65 million | 5 |
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 28.43 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.82 million in 1989.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.43 million in 2024.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 87th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 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