Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 98.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) recorded 98.1% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 98.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.1%, in 1976.
That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 40th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 77.1% | — |
| 1977 | 77.2% | +0.1% |
| 1978 | 78.1% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 79.1% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 79.9% | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 80.7% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 81.5% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 82.2% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 82.9% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 83.6% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 84.3% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 85.2% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 88.0% | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 88.4% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 88.8% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 89.2% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 89.5% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 89.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 90.1% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 90.5% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 90.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 93.9% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 94.3% | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 94.6% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 95.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 95.3% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 95.5% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.7% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 96.5% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 96.7% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.6% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 97.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 77.9% | 77.1% | 79.1% | 4 |
| 1980s | 83.7% | 79.9% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 88.8% | 94.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 95.6% | 94.6% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 96.7% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.0% | 97.8% | 98.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 75.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 40.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) was 98.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.1% in 1976.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 40th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 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