Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 71.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1983–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries stood at 71.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 71.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 61.0%, in 1983.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 180th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 61.0% | — |
| 1984 | 61.2% | +0.4% |
| 1985 | 61.5% | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 61.6% | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 62.1% | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 63.0% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 63.3% | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 63.6% | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 63.9% | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 64.0% | +0.2% |
| 1993 | 64.1% | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 64.1% | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 64.1% | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 64.1% | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 64.5% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 65.3% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 65.8% | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 65.8% | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 66.2% | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 66.9% | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 67.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 66.6% | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 67.3% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 67.7% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 68.1% | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 69.0% | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 68.8% | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 69.6% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 70.2% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 70.5% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 70.8% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 71.8% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 71.3% | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 71.2% | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 71.4% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 71.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 71.5% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 71.4% | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 62.0% | 61.0% | 63.3% | 7 |
| 1990s | 64.3% | 63.6% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.8% | 65.8% | 68.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.2% | 68.4% | 71.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.4% | 71.2% | 71.5% | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.77 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 15.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 42.33 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 32.06 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 16.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 71.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 71.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.0% in 1983.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 180th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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