Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 81.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 81.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 81.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 46.2%, in 1976.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 130th 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 50 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 46.2% | — |
| 1976 | 46.2% | -0.0% |
| 1977 | 46.9% | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 47.7% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 48.4% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 49.2% | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 49.9% | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 50.7% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 51.5% | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 52.2% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 53.0% | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 53.6% | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 54.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 54.5% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 54.9% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 55.4% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 55.9% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 56.8% | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 57.7% | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 58.4% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 59.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 59.7% | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 60.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 65.5% | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 66.0% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 66.5% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 67.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 68.8% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 69.5% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 69.5% | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 69.7% | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 70.5% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 71.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 72.0% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 73.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 73.6% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 73.5% | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 74.3% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 74.9% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 76.3% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 77.6% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 78.1% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 77.3% | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 78.1% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 79.0% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 79.9% | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 80.7% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 81.4% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 47.1% | 46.2% | 48.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 52.4% | 49.2% | 54.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 59.5% | 55.4% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.3% | 66.5% | 72.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.7% | 73.2% | 78.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.8% | 78.1% | 81.4% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 139.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 81.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 81.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.2% in 1976.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 130th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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