Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 75.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 is 75.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 75.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.2%, in 1980.
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 162nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 60.2% | — |
| 1981 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 60.8% | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 60.9% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 61.2% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 61.5% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 61.8% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 63.0% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 63.4% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 63.8% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 64.2% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 64.5% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 65.6% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 66.8% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 67.3% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 67.8% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 68.2% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 68.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 69.2% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 69.5% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 68.6% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 69.1% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 70.0% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 71.8% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 72.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 72.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 71.0% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 72.3% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 72.5% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 73.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 74.0% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 74.4% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 74.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 74.3% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.6% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 74.8% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 75.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 75.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 75.3% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 61.7% | 60.2% | 63.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 67.2% | 64.2% | 69.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.0% | 68.6% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.1% | 72.5% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.0% | 74.6% | 75.3% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 75.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 75.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.2% in 1980.
- How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 162nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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