Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 97.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
97.3%
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
49th
of 203 groups
All-time high
97.3%
in 2024
All-time low
81.6%
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) is 97.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 97.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 81.6%, in 1974.
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 49th of 203 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 81.6% | — |
| 1975 | 81.7% | +0.0% |
| 1976 | 82.3% | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 83.4% | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 84.0% | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 84.5% | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 85.0% | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 85.5% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 86.0% | +0.5% |
| 1984 | 86.4% | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 86.9% | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 87.3% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 88.0% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 88.6% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 89.0% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 89.4% | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 89.7% | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 90.0% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 90.0% | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 90.5% | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 91.1% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 91.4% | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 91.7% | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 92.1% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 92.4% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 93.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 93.5% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 93.8% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 93.7% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 94.0% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 94.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 94.4% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 95.2% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 95.6% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 95.5% | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.1% | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 95.4% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 95.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 95.5% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 96.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 96.7% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 96.8% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 96.3% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 96.5% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 96.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 97.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 82.6% | 81.6% | 84.0% | 6 |
| 1980s | 86.7% | 84.5% | 89.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 90.8% | 89.4% | 92.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 94.3% | 93.3% | 95.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.1% | 95.1% | 96.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.1% | 96.9% | 97.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- 46 Dominican Republic 93.9% compare
- 47 Cape Verde 93.5% compare
- 48 El Salvador 92.6% compare
- 49 Thailand 92.4% compare
- 50 Sao Tome and Principe 92.3% compare
- 51 South Africa 92.1% compare
- 52 Cambodia 89.0% compare
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 817,845 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4938 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 97.3% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 81.6% in 1974.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 49th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 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