Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 98.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
98.6%
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
40th
of 203 groups
All-time high
98.6%
in 2024
All-time low
72.6%
in 1976
Years of data
49
1976–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) is 98.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 98.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 72.6%, in 1976.
WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 40th 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 72.6% | — |
| 1977 | 72.7% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 73.9% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 75.0% | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 76.0% | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 77.1% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 78.1% | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 79.1% | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 80.1% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 80.9% | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 81.8% | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 82.7% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 85.9% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 86.8% | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 87.6% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 88.3% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 88.9% | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 90.8% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 91.3% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 94.3% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 95.0% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 95.5% | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 95.8% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.6% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 96.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 97.0% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.3% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 97.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 98.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.3% | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 98.2% | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 98.4% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 98.5% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 98.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.5% | 72.6% | 75.0% | 4 |
| 1980s | 80.8% | 76.0% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.0% | 87.6% | 95.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.6% | 95.5% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.0% | 97.5% | 98.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.5% | 98.4% | 98.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 75.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 83.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 40.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 42.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) was 98.6% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.6% in 1976.
- How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) ranks 40th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 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