Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 76.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 76.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 76.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.4%, in 1975.
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 155th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 39.4% | — |
| 1976 | 39.4% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 39.8% | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 40.3% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 40.6% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 40.9% | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 41.1% | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 41.5% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 41.9% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 42.2% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 42.5% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 42.9% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 43.2% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 45.2% | +4.6% |
| 1989 | 45.7% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 46.1% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 46.4% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 48.9% | +5.5% |
| 1993 | 51.5% | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 52.1% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 52.7% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 53.3% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 53.9% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 56.5% | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 57.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 58.4% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 61.4% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 62.0% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 62.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 60.0% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 61.4% | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 62.4% | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 66.6% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 64.9% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 66.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 67.1% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 70.3% | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 73.3% | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 73.1% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 73.8% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 74.6% | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 75.4% | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 75.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 76.4% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 39.9% | 39.4% | 40.6% | 5 |
| 1980s | 42.7% | 40.9% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 51.8% | 46.1% | 57.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.6% | 57.8% | 62.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.6% | 64.9% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.2% | 73.8% | 76.4% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 76.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 76.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.4% in 1975.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 155th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb 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