Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 72.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification recorded 72.2% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 72.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 1980.
That places WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 172nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 47.8% | — |
| 1981 | 48.3% | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 49.1% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 49.6% | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 50.0% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 50.4% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 50.9% | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 51.7% | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 52.1% | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 52.6% | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 53.2% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 54.2% | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 55.0% | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 55.8% | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 56.3% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 56.9% | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 58.5% | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 59.2% | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 59.7% | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 60.2% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 60.7% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 61.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 61.8% | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 59.7% | -3.9% |
| 2007 | 60.4% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 60.4% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 60.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 62.6% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 64.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 62.6% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 64.3% | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 64.8% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 69.2% | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 70.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 70.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 70.6% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 71.2% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 71.7% | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 72.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 72.2% | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 49.9% | 47.8% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 55.5% | 52.6% | 59.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 59.7% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 62.6% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.5% | 70.6% | 72.2% | 5 |
More education data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3263 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1094 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.90 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
All data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification →
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 72.2% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The highest recorded value was 72.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 1980.
- How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 172nd out of 203 groups with data for 2024.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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