Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 62.7% in 2018. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1991–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2018, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 62.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 65.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 51.9%, in 1991.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 200th out of 203 groups with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 51.9% | — |
| 1992 | 52.9% | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 53.6% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 54.1% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 54.9% | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 56.0% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 57.2% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 58.4% | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 59.5% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 60.6% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 61.8% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 62.9% | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 64.0% | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 65.1% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 65.7% | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 57.2% | -12.9% |
| 2007 | 57.7% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 58.2% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 58.5% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 59.1% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 59.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 60.1% | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 60.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 61.5% | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 62.7% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.4% | 51.9% | 59.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 61.2% | 57.2% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.0% | 59.1% | 62.7% | 8 |
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 13.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 435,827 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 62.7% in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 65.7% in 2005.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.9% in 1991.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 200th out of 203 groups with data for 2018.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release