Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 70.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) is 70.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 70.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.0%, in 1983.
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 188th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 48.0% | — |
| 1984 | 48.5% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 49.0% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 49.4% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 50.1% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 50.4% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 50.9% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 51.4% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 51.6% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 51.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 52.3% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 52.7% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 53.4% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 53.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 54.3% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 54.4% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 55.6% | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 55.9% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 56.6% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 58.9% | +4.1% |
| 2003 | 59.4% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 59.3% | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 59.4% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 59.0% | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 60.2% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 62.4% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 63.2% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 65.2% | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 66.5% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 66.7% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 67.1% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 67.7% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 68.9% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 69.6% | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 69.2% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 69.3% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 69.7% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 70.0% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 70.4% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 70.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.5% | 48.0% | 50.9% | 7 |
| 1990s | 53.1% | 51.4% | 55.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 59.0% | 55.9% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.7% | 62.4% | 69.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 69.3% | 70.7% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.79 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.39 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 70.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.0% in 1983.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 188th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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