Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 73.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Region 1, 1984–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
GPE: Region 1 recorded 73.8% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 73.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 55.6%, in 1984.
GPE: Region 1 ranks 160th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 55.6% | — |
| 1985 | 56.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 57.1% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 57.7% | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 58.2% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 58.9% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 59.7% | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 60.3% | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 61.8% | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 62.4% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 63.1% | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 63.7% | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 64.3% | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 65.7% | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 66.7% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 67.1% | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 70.2% | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 70.1% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 69.4% | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 66.6% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 66.5% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 67.8% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 68.3% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 68.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 72.0% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 72.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 71.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 72.6% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 72.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 73.1% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 73.3% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 73.6% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 73.8% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 56.9% | 55.6% | 58.2% | 6 |
| 1990s | 62.5% | 58.9% | 65.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 67.6% | 65.8% | 70.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.1% | 68.3% | 72.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 72.8% | 73.8% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.3171 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.92 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Region 1?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: Region 1 was 73.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 73.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.6% in 1984.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 160th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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