Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America
SDG: Europe and Northern America: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 99.4% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Latest (2023)
99.4%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
22nd
of 203 groups
All-time high
99.4%
in 2021
All-time low
99.0%
in 2003
Years of data
10
2003–2023
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America, 2003–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
SDG: Europe and Northern America recorded 99.4% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America peaked at 99.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 99.0%, in 2003.
That places SDG: Europe and Northern America 22nd out of 203 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 99.0% | — |
| 2004 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 99.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 99.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99.0% | 99.0% | 99.1% | 4 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 99.3% | 99.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 99.4% | 99.3% | 99.4% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe and Northern America
- 19 Macau, China 98.8% compare
- 20 Uruguay 98.8% compare
- 21 Bahrain 98.7% compare
- 22 Albania 98.5% compare
- 23 Maldives 98.4% compare
- 24 Philippines 98.4% compare
- 25 Saudi Arabia 98.3% compare
More education data for SDG: Europe and Northern America
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 43.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 31.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.059 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 45.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0656 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3241 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.1479 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Europe and Northern America was 99.4% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.0% in 2003.
- How does SDG: Europe and Northern America rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- SDG: Europe and Northern America ranks 22nd out of 203 groups with data for 2023.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in SDG: Europe and Northern America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Europe and Northern America 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