Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 78.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 1985–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) stood at 78.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 78.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 61.1%, in 1985.
That places ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 144th out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 61.1% | — |
| 1986 | 61.7% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 62.4% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 63.2% | +1.2% |
| 1989 | 63.7% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 64.3% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 64.5% | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 65.2% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 65.7% | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 66.5% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 66.8% | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 67.2% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 67.7% | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 68.3% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 69.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 69.8% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 70.5% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 71.4% | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 71.9% | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 72.8% | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 72.5% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 69.9% | -3.6% |
| 2007 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 70.2% | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 71.2% | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 73.7% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 75.5% | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 75.9% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 76.5% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 76.8% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 77.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 77.0% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 77.5% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 78.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 77.5% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 77.7% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 78.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.4% | 61.1% | 63.7% | 5 |
| 1990s | 66.5% | 64.3% | 69.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 71.1% | 69.8% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.0% | 71.7% | 78.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 77.5% | 78.1% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 78.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 78.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.1% in 1985.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 144th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 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