Literacy rate, adult male in North America
North America: Literacy rate, adult male was 98.8% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Literacy rate, adult male in North America, 2003–2022
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15 and above.
Analysis
In 2022, literacy rate, adult male in North America stood at 98.8%. That is the highest value across all 12 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult male in North America peaked at 98.8% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 98.7%, in 2003.
That places North America 5th out of 39 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, adult male in North America, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 98.7% | — |
| 2004 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 98.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 98.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 98.7% | 98.7% | 98.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 3 |
| 2020s | 98.8% | 98.8% | 98.8% | 3 |
Countries ranked near North America
More education data for North America
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.20 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0687 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult male in North America?
- Literacy rate, adult male in North America was 98.8% in 2022, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult male recorded in North America?
- The highest recorded value was 98.8% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult male recorded in North America?
- The lowest recorded value was 98.7% in 2003.
- How does North America rank for literacy rate, adult male?
- North America ranks 5th out of 39 groups with data for 2022.
- Is literacy rate, adult male rising or falling in North America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this North America 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.