Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 68.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1989–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) stood at 68.1%. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 68.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 55.2%, in 1989.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 200th out of 203 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 55.2% | — |
| 1990 | 55.5% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 55.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 55.8% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 56.0% | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 56.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 56.2% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 56.6% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 56.9% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 57.2% | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 58.1% | +1.6% |
| 2000 | 58.4% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 58.7% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 61.5% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 62.8% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 61.3% | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 58.8% | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 61.2% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 61.8% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 62.5% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 63.1% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 64.4% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 65.0% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 65.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 65.9% | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 67.6% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 67.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 67.8% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 67.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 68.0% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 68.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 55.2% | 55.2% | 55.2% | 1 |
| 1990s | 56.4% | 55.5% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.9% | 58.4% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.6% | 63.1% | 67.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 67.8% | 68.1% | 4 |
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.62 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.53 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6253 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7137 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.91 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5427 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 68.1% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.2% in 1989.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 200th out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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