Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 72.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) is 72.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) peaked at 72.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.8%, in 1981.
That places ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 183rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 52.8% | — |
| 1982 | 53.2% | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 52.9% | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 53.4% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 53.9% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 54.4% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 55.1% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 55.8% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 56.5% | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 57.2% | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 58.1% | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 58.8% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 59.9% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 60.5% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 60.7% | +0.2% |
| 1996 | 61.4% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 62.2% | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 63.5% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 64.2% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 63.0% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 64.0% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 64.6% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 67.1% | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 68.3% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 68.6% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 66.0% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 64.6% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 65.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 66.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 66.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 67.5% | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 69.0% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 69.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.6% | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 68.2% | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 71.2% | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 71.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 71.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 54.2% | 52.8% | 56.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 60.6% | 57.2% | 64.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.7% | 63.0% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.9% | 66.3% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 71.1% | 72.2% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 25.62 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1698 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 48.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 46.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.25 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) was 72.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.8% in 1981.
- How does ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) ranks 183rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Cen-sad (unsdcode:98112) 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