Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 99.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
99.1%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
31st
of 203 groups
All-time high
99.1%
in 2024
All-time low
73.4%
in 1977
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Eastern Asia stood at 99.1%. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 99.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 1977.
SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 31st of 203 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 73.4% | — |
| 1977 | 73.4% | -0.0% |
| 1978 | 74.4% | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 75.4% | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 76.5% | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 77.5% | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 78.4% | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 79.4% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 80.3% | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 81.1% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 81.9% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 82.8% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 86.3% | +4.2% |
| 1989 | 87.1% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 87.9% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 88.6% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 89.2% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 89.8% | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 90.5% | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 91.1% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 91.7% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 94.9% | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 95.3% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 95.7% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 96.0% | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 96.2% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 96.5% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 97.1% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 98.5% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.9% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 74.1% | 73.4% | 75.4% | 4 |
| 1980s | 81.1% | 76.5% | 87.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.5% | 87.9% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 97.1% | 96.0% | 98.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.5% | 98.0% | 98.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.0% | 98.9% | 99.1% | 5 |
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More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 34.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 68.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -10.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Eastern Asia was 99.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 1977.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 31st out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia 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