Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 89.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
89.4%
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
84th
of 203 groups
All-time high
89.4%
in 2024
All-time low
67.3%
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024

Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1975–2024

020406080197519992024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.

Analysis

In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 stood at 89.4%. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 89.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.3%, in 1975.

GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 84th of 203 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%) in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1975 to 2024.
Year % Change
1975 67.3%
1976 67.6% +0.3%
1977 67.9% +0.5%
1978 68.3% +0.5%
1979 68.6% +0.5%
1980 69.0% +0.6%
1981 69.4% +0.6%
1982 69.8% +0.5%
1983 70.2% +0.5%
1984 70.6% +0.6%
1985 71.0% +0.6%
1986 71.4% +0.6%
1987 71.5% +0.0%
1988 72.2% +1.0%
1989 72.6% +0.6%
1990 73.0% +0.6%
1991 73.5% +0.6%
1992 73.9% +0.6%
1993 74.4% +0.6%
1994 74.9% +0.6%
1995 75.2% +0.5%
1996 75.7% +0.6%
1997 76.2% +0.7%
1998 77.3% +1.5%
1999 78.0% +0.8%
2000 79.1% +1.5%
2001 79.5% +0.5%
2002 80.0% +0.6%
2003 80.5% +0.6%
2004 80.7% +0.3%
2005 80.5% -0.2%
2006 80.2% -0.5%
2007 80.5% +0.4%
2008 80.8% +0.4%
2009 80.8% -0.1%
2010 81.9% +1.4%
2011 82.5% +0.7%
2012 81.6% -1.1%
2013 82.5% +1.1%
2014 83.1% +0.7%
2015 84.8% +2.0%
2016 86.2% +1.7%
2017 86.5% +0.3%
2018 87.9% +1.6%
2019 88.2% +0.3%
2020 88.3% +0.2%
2021 88.7% +0.4%
2022 89.1% +0.5%
2023 89.3% +0.2%
2024 89.4% +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 67.9% 67.3% 68.6% 5
1980s 70.8% 69.0% 72.6% 10
1990s 75.2% 73.0% 78.0% 10
2000s 80.3% 79.1% 80.8% 10
2010s 84.5% 81.6% 88.2% 10
2020s 89.0% 88.3% 89.4% 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024

  1. 81 Benin 58.2% compare
  2. 82 Guinea 50.9% compare
  3. 83 Sierra Leone 48.0% compare
  4. 84 Afghanistan 43.2% compare
  5. 85 Mali 42.5% compare
  6. 86 Niger 42.2% compare
  7. 87 Chad 39.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 89.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 89.4% in 2024.
What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 67.3% in 1975.
How does GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 84th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Non Fragile & Non Conflict-affected Countries (non-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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Indicator
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male (%)
Unit
%
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 9,602 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release