Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 85.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
85.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
103rd
of 203 groups
All-time high
85.9%
in 2024
All-time low
51.7%
in 1976
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) stood at 85.9%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) peaked at 85.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 1976.
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 103rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 51.7% | — |
| 1977 | 51.7% | +0.0% |
| 1978 | 52.0% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 52.4% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 53.0% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 53.7% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 54.4% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 55.5% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 56.7% | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 57.9% | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 59.0% | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 60.0% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 61.1% | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 62.1% | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 63.1% | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 64.8% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 65.7% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 66.6% | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 67.5% | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 68.4% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 69.4% | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 70.4% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 71.6% | +1.7% |
| 1999 | 72.5% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 73.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 74.7% | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 75.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 76.1% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 76.8% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 77.6% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 78.0% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 78.5% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 79.5% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 82.1% | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 83.8% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 82.4% | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 82.9% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 83.3% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 84.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 84.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 85.3% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 85.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 51.9% | 51.7% | 52.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 57.3% | 53.0% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.0% | 63.1% | 72.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 76.6% | 73.3% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.1% | 79.5% | 84.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.3% | 84.8% | 85.9% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 14.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.64 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) was 85.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The highest recorded value was 85.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 1976.
- How does ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 103rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release