Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number) (Adult male) in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number) (Adult male) was 34.29 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Upper middle income, 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Upper middle income stood at 34.29 million number.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Upper middle income peaked at 112.22 million number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 31.56 million number, in 2016.
That places Upper middle income 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number) (Adult male) in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 109.90 million number | — |
| 1977 | 112.00 million number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 111.44 million number | -0.5% |
| 1979 | 110.86 million number | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 112.22 million number | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 109.84 million number | -2.1% |
| 1982 | 109.82 million number | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 108.25 million number | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 107.00 million number | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 106.16 million number | -0.8% |
| 1986 | 105.32 million number | -0.8% |
| 1987 | 103.30 million number | -1.9% |
| 1988 | 89.36 million number | -13.5% |
| 1989 | 88.60 million number | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 91.25 million number | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 85.78 million number | -6.0% |
| 1992 | 84.24 million number | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 82.80 million number | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 81.30 million number | -1.8% |
| 1995 | 79.45 million number | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 78.47 million number | -1.2% |
| 1997 | 58.05 million number | -26.0% |
| 1998 | 56.81 million number | -2.1% |
| 1999 | 55.72 million number | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 54.36 million number | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 53.00 million number | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 52.89 million number | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 50.15 million number | -5.2% |
| 2004 | 49.49 million number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 47.65 million number | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 46.65 million number | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 42.17 million number | -9.6% |
| 2008 | 41.05 million number | -2.7% |
| 2009 | 41.02 million number | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 40.93 million number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 39.93 million number | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 36.44 million number | -8.7% |
| 2013 | 36.57 million number | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 33.88 million number | -7.4% |
| 2015 | 36.61 million number | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 31.56 million number | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 32.17 million number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 35.66 million number | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 34.29 million number | -3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number) (Adult male) in Upper middle income changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -26.0% | 78.47 million number | 58.05 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 111.05 million number | 109.90 million number | 112.00 million number | 4 |
| 1980s | 103.99 million number | 88.60 million number | 112.22 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 75.39 million number | 55.72 million number | 91.25 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 47.84 million number | 41.02 million number | 54.36 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.80 million number | 31.56 million number | 40.93 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
More education data for Upper middle income
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0774 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 237.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.076 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Upper middle income?
- Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male in Upper middle income was 34.29 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 112.22 million number in 1980.
- What is the lowest adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.56 million number in 2016.
- How does Upper middle income rank for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
- Upper middle income ranks 20th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Upper middle 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.