Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 74.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 74.1%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 74.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 36.5%, in 1975.
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 159th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 36.5% | — |
| 1976 | 36.5% | +0.1% |
| 1977 | 37.0% | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 37.5% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 38.0% | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 38.5% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 39.1% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 39.7% | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 40.2% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 40.7% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 41.2% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 41.7% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 42.1% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 43.2% | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 43.5% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 43.8% | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 44.0% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 46.1% | +4.8% |
| 1993 | 48.2% | +4.6% |
| 1994 | 48.7% | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 49.2% | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 49.8% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 50.4% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 52.5% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 53.1% | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 53.7% | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 54.4% | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 55.1% | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 57.1% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 57.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 58.6% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 57.6% | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 58.4% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 59.0% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 60.2% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 63.8% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 63.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 60.8% | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 62.1% | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 62.5% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 66.7% | +6.7% |
| 2016 | 70.2% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 70.2% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 70.2% | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 71.9% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 73.0% | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 73.5% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 74.1% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 37.1% | 36.5% | 38.0% | 5 |
| 1980s | 41.0% | 38.5% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.6% | 43.8% | 53.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.2% | 53.7% | 60.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.0% | 60.8% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.6% | 70.8% | 74.1% | 5 |
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 74.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 74.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.5% in 1975.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 159th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb 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