Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 73.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
73.5%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
178th
of 203 groups
All-time high
73.5%
in 2018
All-time low
62.3%
in 1983
Years of data
42
1983–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries is 73.5%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 73.5% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 62.3%, in 1983.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 178th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 62.3% | — |
| 1984 | 62.5% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 62.8% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 63.0% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 63.5% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 64.3% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 64.7% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 65.0% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 65.1% | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 65.0% | -0.1% |
| 1993 | 64.8% | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 64.7% | -0.2% |
| 1995 | 64.6% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 64.6% | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 64.8% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 65.5% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 66.3% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 66.3% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 67.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 68.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 69.3% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 68.7% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 69.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 70.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 70.5% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 70.8% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 71.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 71.2% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 72.3% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 72.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 72.8% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 73.5% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 73.1% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 73.0% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 73.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 73.4% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.3% | 62.3% | 64.7% | 7 |
| 1990s | 65.0% | 64.6% | 66.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 68.6% | 66.3% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.3% | 70.8% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 73.0% | 73.5% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 41.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.60 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 73.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2018.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.3% in 1983.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 178th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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