Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 67.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1982–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) recorded 67.1% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 67.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.6%, in 1982.
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 192nd of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 42.6% | — |
| 1983 | 43.0% | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 43.6% | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 44.1% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 44.6% | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 45.4% | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 46.1% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 46.7% | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 47.5% | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 48.3% | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 49.1% | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 49.9% | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 50.7% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 51.4% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 52.0% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 53.0% | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 53.6% | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 54.6% | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 55.1% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 55.9% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 56.3% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 56.6% | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 56.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 56.2% | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 57.3% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 56.9% | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 57.8% | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 58.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 59.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 61.5% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 63.2% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 65.4% | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 66.2% | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 66.9% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 67.1% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 44.5% | 42.6% | 46.7% | 8 |
| 1990s | 51.0% | 47.5% | 54.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 56.6% | 55.1% | 57.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.1% | 58.8% | 66.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 65.8% | 67.1% | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.21 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 878,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 67.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.6% in 1982.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 192nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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