Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 84.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1971–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) is 84.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 84.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 57.9%, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 114th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1971 | 57.9% | — |
| 1972 | 58.3% | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 58.7% | +0.7% |
| 1974 | 59.2% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 59.6% | +0.7% |
| 1976 | 60.0% | +0.8% |
| 1977 | 60.7% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 61.3% | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 62.1% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 62.6% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 63.2% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 63.8% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 64.6% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 65.9% | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 66.4% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 66.9% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 67.4% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 67.9% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 69.8% | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 70.0% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 72.0% | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 73.9% | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 74.1% | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 74.8% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 75.1% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 75.3% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 75.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 76.3% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 76.8% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 77.2% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 79.3% | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 79.7% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 80.2% | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 80.5% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 81.8% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 82.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 82.9% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 83.0% | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 82.6% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 82.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 83.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 83.2% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 83.1% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 83.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 84.4% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 84.7% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 59.8% | 57.9% | 62.1% | 9 |
| 1980s | 65.7% | 62.6% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 73.5% | 69.8% | 75.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.5% | 76.3% | 82.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.0% | 81.6% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.0% | 83.4% | 84.7% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7959 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 52.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 84.7% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.9% in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 114th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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