Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 89.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in MDG: Developing Regions, 1975–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 89.2% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2024. 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 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 89.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.1%, in 1975.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 87th 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 MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 63.1% | — |
| 1976 | 63.3% | +0.3% |
| 1977 | 63.8% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 64.6% | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 65.4% | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 66.2% | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 67.1% | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 67.9% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 68.7% | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 69.5% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 70.2% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 71.5% | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 73.0% | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 73.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 74.5% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 75.2% | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 76.0% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 76.8% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 77.5% | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 78.2% | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 78.9% | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 80.5% | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 82.3% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 82.8% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 83.2% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 83.5% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 83.9% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 84.5% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 84.9% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 85.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 84.8% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 85.1% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 85.5% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 85.8% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 86.1% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 86.5% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 86.6% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 87.2% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 87.8% | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 88.1% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 88.5% | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 88.4% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 88.9% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 89.1% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 89.2% | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 64.0% | 63.1% | 65.4% | 5 |
| 1980s | 69.9% | 66.2% | 73.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.3% | 74.5% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 84.6% | 83.2% | 85.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.4% | 86.1% | 88.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.8% | 88.4% | 89.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
- 84 Afghanistan 43.2% compare
- 85 Mali 42.5% compare
- 86 Niger 42.2% compare
- 87 Chad 39.6% compare
- 88 Burkina Faso 39.3% compare
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 368.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in MDG: Developing Regions was 89.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 89.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.1% in 1975.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 87th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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