Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 72.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
72.1%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
177th
of 203 groups
All-time high
72.8%
in 2017
All-time low
65.2%
in 1986
Years of data
39
1986–2024
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, 1986–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations recorded 72.1% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations peaked at 72.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 65.2%, in 1986.
WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 177th of 203 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 39 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 65.2% | — |
| 1987 | 65.7% | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 66.1% | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 66.4% | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 66.8% | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 67.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 67.7% | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 68.1% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 68.7% | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 69.2% | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 69.6% | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 70.2% | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 70.8% | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 71.2% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 69.8% | -2.0% |
| 2001 | 70.3% | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 70.6% | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 70.8% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 71.6% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 71.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 70.2% | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 68.8% | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 69.1% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 71.4% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 71.8% | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 72.1% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 72.8% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 72.6% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 72.2% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 72.0% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 72.0% | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.1% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 65.8% | 65.2% | 66.4% | 4 |
| 1990s | 69.0% | 66.8% | 71.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.3% | 68.8% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.6% | 69.6% | 72.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.0% | 72.0% | 72.1% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2275 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.67 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.02 million (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5679 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0335 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 36.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.124 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations was 72.1% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 72.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.2% in 1986.
- How does WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations ranks 177th out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fragile and Conflict Affected Situations 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