Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male was 620,351 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) recorded 620,351 number for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 3.24 million number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 620,351 number, in 2019.
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 3.24 million number | — |
| 1984 | 2.77 million number | -14.7% |
| 1985 | 2.68 million number | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 2.69 million number | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 2.65 million number | -1.5% |
| 1988 | 2.62 million number | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 2.59 million number | -1.4% |
| 1990 | 2.49 million number | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 2.51 million number | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 2.46 million number | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 2.41 million number | -1.8% |
| 1994 | 2.37 million number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 2.32 million number | -1.9% |
| 1996 | 2.25 million number | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 2.22 million number | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 2.11 million number | -5.0% |
| 1999 | 2.07 million number | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.76 million number | -14.9% |
| 2001 | 1.71 million number | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.67 million number | -2.3% |
| 2003 | 1.64 million number | -1.7% |
| 2004 | 1.57 million number | -4.3% |
| 2005 | 1.37 million number | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 1.41 million number | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 1.37 million number | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 1.37 million number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.25 million number | -9.0% |
| 2010 | 1.02 million number | -18.2% |
| 2011 | 858,663 number | -15.8% |
| 2012 | 783,252 number | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 760,824 number | -2.9% |
| 2014 | 737,457 number | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 720,357 number | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 653,772 number | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 665,705 number | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 639,681 number | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 620,351 number | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.75 million number | 2.59 million number | 3.24 million number | 7 |
| 1990s | 2.32 million number | 2.07 million number | 2.51 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.51 million number | 1.25 million number | 1.76 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 745,977 number | 620,351 number | 1.02 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
More education data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1746 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0626 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.09 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 906,553 (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 22.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 65.7% (2025)
All data for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 620,351 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.24 million number in 1983.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 620,351 number in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 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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Total number of males over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.