Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 73.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1981–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 recorded 73.1% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 73.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.4%, in 1981.
That places GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 162nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 58.4% | — |
| 1982 | 58.8% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 58.6% | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 59.0% | +0.6% |
| 1985 | 59.3% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 59.6% | +0.5% |
| 1987 | 60.6% | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 61.1% | +0.7% |
| 1989 | 61.4% | +0.6% |
| 1990 | 61.9% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 62.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 63.4% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 64.7% | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 65.3% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 65.9% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 66.3% | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 66.9% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 67.5% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 68.0% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 67.2% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 67.7% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 68.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 69.8% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 70.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 70.9% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 68.9% | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 68.6% | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 69.0% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 70.1% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 70.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 71.0% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 71.8% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 71.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 72.4% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 73.0% | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 72.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 73.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 72.5% | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 72.1% | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 72.5% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 72.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 72.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 73.0% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 73.1% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 59.6% | 58.4% | 61.4% | 9 |
| 1990s | 65.2% | 61.9% | 68.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 69.1% | 67.2% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 72.1% | 70.5% | 73.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.8% | 72.5% | 73.1% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.037 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 48.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5106 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 102.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 27.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.19 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 73.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 73.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.4% in 1981.
- How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 162nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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