Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male was 97.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.5%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
46th
of 203 groups
All-time high
97.5%
in 2024
All-time low
77.6%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) is 97.5%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 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: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 97.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 77.6%, in 1974.
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 77.6% | — |
| 1975 | 77.7% | +0.1% |
| 1976 | 77.9% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 78.8% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 79.6% | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 80.3% | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 81.0% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 82.2% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 83.0% | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 83.6% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 84.2% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 84.8% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 86.9% | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 88.2% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 88.7% | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 89.1% | +0.5% |
| 1994 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 89.9% | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 90.2% | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 92.7% | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 92.9% | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 93.2% | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 93.7% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 94.0% | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 94.3% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 94.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 94.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 95.0% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 96.0% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 96.0% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 96.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 96.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.4% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 96.9% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.9% | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 97.2% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 97.2% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 78.3% | 77.6% | 79.6% | 6 |
| 1980s | 83.5% | 80.3% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.2% | 87.8% | 93.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.7% | 93.5% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.6% | 96.0% | 97.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 97.2% | 97.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- 43 Dominican Republic 93.6% compare
- 44 Sri Lanka 93.5% compare
- 45 Cape Verde 92.9% compare
- 46 Iran, Islamic Republic of 92.8% compare
- 47 Tunisia 92.7% compare
- 48 Sao Tome and Principe 92.5% compare
- 49 El Salvador 91.6% compare
More education data for WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 123.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 112.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 233.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.3514 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 38.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 35.41 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 97.5% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.6% in 1974.
- How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male?
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 46th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, male rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 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