Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 89.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 recorded 89.6% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 89.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.4%, in 1975.
That places GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 83rd 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 50 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 69.4% | — |
| 1976 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 1977 | 70.0% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 70.3% | +0.4% |
| 1979 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 71.1% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 71.6% | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 72.3% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 72.6% | +0.4% |
| 1987 | 73.3% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 74.3% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 74.7% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 75.1% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 75.4% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 75.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 76.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 76.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 76.7% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 77.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 78.6% | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 79.3% | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 80.4% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 80.8% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 81.3% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 81.2% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 80.2% | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 80.5% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 80.7% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 80.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 82.5% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 83.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 82.5% | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 84.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 85.4% | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 86.7% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 87.0% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.6% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 89.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 89.2% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 89.6% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.0% | 69.4% | 70.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 72.4% | 70.8% | 74.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 76.8% | 75.1% | 79.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 80.7% | 80.1% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.2% | 82.5% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.2% | 88.6% | 89.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- 80 Benin 62.6% compare
- 81 Senegal 61.5% compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 54.6% compare
- 83 Guinea 54.4% compare
- 84 Afghanistan 52.1% compare
- 85 Burkina Faso 48.7% compare
- 86 Niger 47.9% compare
More education data for GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.26 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8191 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 49.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 50.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 35.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 12.86 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 89.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 89.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.4% in 1975.
- How does GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 83rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-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