Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 86.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) recorded 86.1% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) peaked at 86.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.5%, in 1976.
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 100th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 41.5% | — |
| 1977 | 41.6% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 42.1% | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 42.6% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 43.5% | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 44.4% | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 45.4% | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 46.8% | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 48.2% | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 49.6% | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 51.0% | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 52.4% | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 53.8% | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 55.2% | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 56.7% | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 58.2% | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 59.6% | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 60.8% | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 62.1% | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 63.4% | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 64.8% | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 66.1% | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 68.1% | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 69.4% | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 70.5% | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 72.4% | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 73.5% | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 74.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 75.5% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 76.3% | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 76.8% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 77.1% | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 77.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 78.4% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 81.6% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 83.4% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 84.0% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 81.8% | -2.7% |
| 2015 | 82.4% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 83.0% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 83.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 84.3% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 84.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 84.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 85.2% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 86.1% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 41.9% | 41.5% | 42.6% | 4 |
| 1980s | 49.0% | 43.5% | 55.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 62.9% | 56.7% | 69.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.9% | 70.5% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.7% | 78.4% | 84.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.5% | 84.9% | 86.1% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 631,770 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 5.62 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.88 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) was 86.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.5% in 1976.
- How does ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 100th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 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