Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 74.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
174th
of 203 groups
All-time high
74.9%
in 2017
All-time low
67.5%
in 1986
Years of data
39
1986–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations recorded 74.5% for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in 2024.
The figure is 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: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations peaked at 74.9% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 67.5%, in 1986.
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 174th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 67.5% | — |
| 1987 | 67.9% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 68.4% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 68.7% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 69.2% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 69.4% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 69.5% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 69.7% | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 70.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 70.6% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 71.3% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 71.8% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 72.1% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 70.6% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 71.0% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 72.0% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 72.1% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 72.7% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 72.8% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 71.6% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 70.8% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 71.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 71.5% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 72.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 72.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 73.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 73.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 74.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 74.9% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 74.7% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 74.4% | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 74.3% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 74.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 74.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 68.1% | 67.5% | 68.7% | 4 |
| 1990s | 70.5% | 69.2% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.6% | 70.6% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 71.5% | 74.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 74.3% | 74.5% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.02 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5679 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 36.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.124 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations was 74.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2017.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 67.5% in 1986.
- How does WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 174th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 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