Literacy rate, adult male in Pre-demographic dividend
Pre-demographic dividend: Literacy rate, adult male was 74.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, adult male in Pre-demographic dividend, 1986–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % of males ages 15 and above.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, adult male in Pre-demographic dividend is 74.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 39 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, adult male in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 74.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.3%, in 1986.
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 34th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Literacy rate, adult male in Pre-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | % of males ages 15 and above | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 61.3% | — |
| 1987 | 62.0% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 62.5% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 63.0% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 63.5% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 63.9% | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 64.3% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 64.7% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 65.2% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 65.4% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 65.9% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 66.5% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 67.2% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 68.1% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 67.1% | -1.5% |
| 2001 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 68.4% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 68.6% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 69.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 67.3% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 66.0% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 66.6% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 68.1% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 69.3% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 70.2% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 71.0% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 71.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 72.2% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 73.9% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 73.8% | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 73.9% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 74.4% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 74.7% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 74.9% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.2% | 61.3% | 63.0% | 4 |
| 1990s | 65.5% | 63.5% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.5% | 65.8% | 69.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 66.6% | 73.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.4% | 73.9% | 74.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend
More education data for Pre-demographic dividend
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 175.74 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1591 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 55.5% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 4.66 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 70.08 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 41.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, adult male in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Literacy rate, adult male in Pre-demographic dividend was 74.9% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 74.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, adult male recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.3% in 1986.
- How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for literacy rate, adult male?
- Pre-demographic dividend ranks 34th out of 39 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, adult male rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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.