Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 78.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 1984–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) stood at 78.8%. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 78.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.5%, in 1984.
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 144th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 64.5% | — |
| 1985 | 65.0% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 65.5% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
| 1989 | 66.6% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 67.0% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 67.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 67.8% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 68.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 68.5% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 68.9% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 69.2% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 69.5% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 70.3% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 70.7% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 71.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 72.2% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 72.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 73.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 73.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 71.2% | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 71.6% | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 72.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 72.9% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 74.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 76.6% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 77.2% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 77.8% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 77.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 78.1% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.7% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 78.7% | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 78.2% | -0.5% |
| 2022 | 78.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 78.6% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 78.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.6% | 64.5% | 66.6% | 6 |
| 1990s | 68.4% | 67.0% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.0% | 70.7% | 73.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 72.9% | 78.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.5% | 78.2% | 78.8% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.0818 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.64 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 78.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.5% in 1984.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 144th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 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