Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 92.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 92.2%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 92.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 73.2%, in 1986.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 69th of 203 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 73.2% | — |
| 1987 | 73.4% | +0.3% |
| 1988 | 74.0% | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 74.6% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 75.3% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 75.9% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 76.5% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 77.2% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 77.9% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 78.6% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 79.4% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 80.3% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 81.5% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 82.3% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 83.1% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 83.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 84.9% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 84.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 86.2% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 87.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 87.7% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 88.0% | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 88.3% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 89.8% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 90.1% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 90.4% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 90.9% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 92.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 92.3% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 92.0% | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 92.2% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 92.2% | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 92.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 73.8% | 73.2% | 74.6% | 4 |
| 1990s | 78.5% | 75.3% | 82.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 85.7% | 83.1% | 88.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.0% | 88.3% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.2% | 92.2% | 92.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 420,985 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 909,600 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.36 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 92.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.2% in 1986.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 69th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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