Literacy rate, adult male in IBRD only
IBRD only: Literacy rate, adult male was 93.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult male in IBRD only, 1975–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15 and above.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, adult male in IBRD only stood at 93.5%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult male in IBRD only peaked at 93.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.2%, in 1975.
IBRD only ranks 14th of 39 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult male in IBRD only, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 72.2% | — |
| 1976 | 72.3% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 72.6% | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 73.3% | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 74.0% | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 74.5% | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 75.1% | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 75.7% | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 76.2% | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 76.9% | +0.8% |
| 1985 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 1986 | 77.9% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 80.3% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 80.7% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 81.2% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 81.7% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 82.2% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 82.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 83.2% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 83.7% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 84.1% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 85.9% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 87.6% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 88.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 88.6% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 88.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 89.3% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 89.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 89.8% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 89.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 90.8% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 91.1% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.2% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 91.5% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 91.7% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 91.9% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 92.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 92.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 92.4% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 92.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.5% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 92.9% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 93.1% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 93.3% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.9% | 72.2% | 74.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 77.3% | 74.5% | 80.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 84.0% | 81.2% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 89.7% | 88.3% | 91.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.0% | 91.2% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 92.8% | 93.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IBRD only
More education data for IBRD only
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 21.4% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 443.80 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 425.77 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0891 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult male in IBRD only?
- Literacy rate, adult male in IBRD only was 93.5% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult male recorded in IBRD only?
- The highest recorded value was 93.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult male recorded in IBRD only?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.2% in 1975.
- How does IBRD only rank for literacy rate, adult male?
- IBRD only ranks 14th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult male rising or falling in IBRD only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IBRD only data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Literacy rate, adult male (% of males ages 15 and above). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Adult literacy rate is the percentage of people ages 15 and above who can both read and write with understanding a short simple statement about their everyday life.