Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 92.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
92.1%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
70th
of 203 groups
All-time high
92.1%
in 2024
All-time low
69.3%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 92.1% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 92.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.3%, in 1975.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 70th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 69.3% | — |
| 1976 | 69.4% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 70.4% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 71.1% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 71.8% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 72.3% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 72.9% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 73.5% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 74.2% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 74.7% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 75.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 76.0% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 77.8% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 78.3% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 78.8% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 79.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 79.8% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 80.3% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 80.8% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 81.3% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 81.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 83.5% | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 85.4% | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 86.2% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 86.3% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 86.7% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 87.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 87.4% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 87.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 87.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 88.2% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 88.6% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 89.3% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 89.3% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 89.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 89.9% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 90.4% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 91.2% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.0% | 69.3% | 71.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 74.7% | 71.8% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 81.7% | 78.8% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 87.5% | 86.2% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 89.3% | 91.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.7% | 91.2% | 92.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2668 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1619 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 127.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 92.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.3% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 70th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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