Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, rural, male (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
40
Highest
16.24 million
Pakistan
Lowest
1
Uzbekistan
Median
336,186
Years covered
35
1990–2024
Data points
374

What the numbers show

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, rural, male (number) is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 16.24 million in Pakistan; the lowest is 1 in Uzbekistan.

The median across all reporting countries is 336,186, and the mean is 1.15 million.

Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 25 fell. The largest increase was in Jordan (up 152.8%), and the largest decrease in Uzbekistan (down 99.8%).

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, rural, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Pakistan 16.24 million 2019 up 18.5% rising
2 Bangladesh 5.37 million 2022 down 62.4% falling
3 Burkina Faso 2.94 million 2019 up 32.9% rising
4 Mali 2.43 million 2018 up 29.8% rising
5 Brazil 2.25 million 2018 down 14.7% falling
6 Uganda 1.89 million 2014 up 51.9% rising
7 Indonesia 1.85 million 2020 down 48.8% falling
8 Morocco 1.83 million 2014 down 17.7% falling
9 Mozambique 1.78 million 2020 up 15.8% flat
10 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.50 million 2016 down 18.7% falling
11 South Africa 1.02 million 2024 up 89.7% falling
12 Senegal 936,516 2017 down 11.2% falling
13 Thailand 908,398 2018 up 86.2% rising
14 Mexico 898,113 2020 down 19.6% falling
15 Guatemala 513,046 2018 up 11.2% falling
16 Sri Lanka 494,028 2024 up 8.1% flat
17 Colombia 455,862 2020 down 15.8% falling
18 Philippines 436,622 2020 down 56.3% falling
19 Togo 428,696 2019 down 0.2% flat
20 Cambodia 389,590 2019 down 40.9% falling
21 Honduras 282,782 2019 down 7.6% falling
22 Peru 179,761 2020 down 9.1% falling
23 Malaysia 158,002 2022 down 41.3% falling
24 Ecuador 134,231 2022 down 44.8% falling
25 Türkiye 107,871 2015 down 80.3% volatile
26 El Salvador 103,187 2024 down 25.4% falling
27 Dominican Republic 90,708 2024 down 49.3% falling
28 Chile 83,980 2017 up 8.6% falling
29 Paraguay 75,039 2020 up 8.3% rising
30 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 69,772 2023 up 0.1% falling
31 Kuwait 67,948 2018 up 24.7% rising
32 Spain 53,829 2020 down 44.2% falling
33 Jordan 17,093 2024 up 152.8% volatile
34 Oman 12,399 2022 down 69.4% volatile
35 Azerbaijan 3,800 2023 up 75.0% rising
36 Palestine, State of 3,117 2022 down 24.9% volatile
37 Georgia 2,671 2024 down 21.7% rising
38 Uruguay 1,873 2022 down 32.7% falling
39 Armenia 1,030 2020 down 22.3% falling
40 Uzbekistan 1 2022 down 99.8% volatile

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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, rural, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
40 places, 374 data points, 1990–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release