Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 99.0% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 2001–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 99.0% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 99.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 98.2%, in 2001.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 22nd out of 203 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 98.2% | — |
| 2002 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 98.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.4% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 98.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.4% | 98.2% | 98.5% | 8 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 98.8% | 98.9% | 3 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 19 Saudi Arabia 98.6% compare
- 20 Philippines 98.4% compare
- 21 China 98.4% compare
- 21 Mongolia 98.4% compare
- 23 Samoa 98.3% compare
- 24 Macau, China 98.2% compare
- 25 Maldives 98.2% compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.0806 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 99.0% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.2% in 2001.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 22nd out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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