Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 64.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
64.9%
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
201st
of 203 groups
All-time high
65.5%
in 2018
All-time low
52.1%
in 1985
Years of data
37
1985–2021
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), 1985–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) recorded 64.9% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in 2021.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) peaked at 65.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 52.1%, in 1985.
ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 201st of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 37 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 52.1% | — |
| 1986 | 52.2% | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 52.9% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 53.7% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 54.4% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 55.1% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 55.9% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 56.6% | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 57.3% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 58.2% | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 58.8% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 59.5% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 60.2% | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 62.0% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 62.7% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 58.1% | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 59.3% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 59.9% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 60.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 61.9% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 62.5% | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 58.7% | -6.1% |
| 2008 | 58.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 60.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 60.9% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 61.4% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 62.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 62.9% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 63.7% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 63.8% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 64.9% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 65.5% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 64.8% | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 64.7% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 64.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.1% | 52.1% | 54.4% | 5 |
| 1990s | 58.6% | 55.1% | 62.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.1% | 58.1% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 60.2% | 65.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.8% | 64.7% | 64.9% | 2 |
More education data for ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.58 million (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3305 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 24.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7207 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) was 64.9% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.1% in 1985.
- How does ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) ranks 201st out of 203 groups with data for 2021.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sahel (unsdcode:98124) 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