Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 82.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 82.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 82.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 64.4%, in 1976.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 133rd of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 64.4% | — |
| 1977 | 64.8% | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 65.1% | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 65.3% | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 65.6% | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 65.9% | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 66.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 66.3% | +0.2% |
| 1984 | 66.7% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 67.0% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 67.3% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 68.2% | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 69.0% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 69.3% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 69.8% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 70.0% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 70.8% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 71.5% | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 72.0% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 72.3% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 72.7% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 73.1% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 74.0% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 74.5% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 74.4% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 74.8% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 75.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 76.5% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 76.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 76.9% | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 75.6% | -1.7% |
| 2007 | 75.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 76.0% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 76.5% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 77.5% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 78.1% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 78.8% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 79.1% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 80.1% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 80.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 80.8% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 81.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 81.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 81.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 81.6% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 82.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 82.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.9% | 64.4% | 65.3% | 4 |
| 1980s | 67.2% | 65.6% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 72.1% | 69.8% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 75.9% | 74.4% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.5% | 77.5% | 81.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 81.4% | 82.1% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 82.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 82.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.4% in 1976.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 133rd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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