Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 83.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 83.8%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 83.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 52.6%, in 1975.
That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 115th 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: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 52.6% | — |
| 1976 | 52.7% | +0.2% |
| 1977 | 53.4% | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 54.0% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 54.7% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 55.4% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 56.1% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 56.8% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 57.4% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 58.2% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 58.9% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 59.6% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 60.3% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 60.8% | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 61.4% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 62.1% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 62.7% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 63.6% | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 64.5% | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 65.3% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 66.0% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 66.7% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 67.4% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 71.1% | +5.5% |
| 1999 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 72.5% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 73.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 74.2% | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 74.8% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 74.7% | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 74.6% | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 74.9% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 75.5% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 76.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 77.5% | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 77.8% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 78.4% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 78.8% | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 80.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 81.0% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 81.6% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 80.9% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 81.6% | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 82.2% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 83.3% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 83.8% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.5% | 52.6% | 54.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 58.5% | 55.4% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 66.1% | 62.1% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 74.3% | 71.9% | 76.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 79.3% | 77.1% | 81.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.7% | 81.6% | 83.8% | 5 |
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0831 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 181.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 83.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The highest recorded value was 83.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.6% in 1975.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 115th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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