Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, male (%) by country
Total number of males in urban areas over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/
What the numbers show
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, male (%) is currently reported for 39 countries. The highest value is 99.9% in Azerbaijan; the lowest is 71.8% in Mali.
The median across all reporting countries is 96.3%, and the mean is 93.3%.
Over the past decade 31 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 23.8%), and the largest decrease in South Africa (down 5.1%).
Adult literacy rate, population 15+ years, urban, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azerbaijan | 99.9% | 2017 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 2 | Republic of Moldova | 99.7% | 2014 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 3 | Kuwait | 99.5% | 2018 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 4 | Spain | 99.0% | 2018 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 5 | Argentina | 98.9% | 2018 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | Singapore | 98.9% | 2018 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Türkiye | 98.8% | 2015 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 8 | Indonesia | 98.7% | 2018 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 9 | Palestine, State of | 98.7% | 2018 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 10 | Greece | 98.6% | 2011 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 11 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 98.5% | 2015 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Uruguay | 98.4% | 2018 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 13 | Peru | 98.4% | 2018 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 14 | Mexico | 97.8% | 2018 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 15 | Chile | 97.3% | 2017 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 16 | Ecuador | 97.2% | 2017 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 17 | Colombia | 96.9% | 2018 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 18 | Malaysia | 96.9% | 2018 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Thailand | 96.8% | 2018 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 20 | Paraguay | 96.3% | 2018 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 21 | Cambodia | 95.6% | 2015 | up 4.2% | flat |
| 22 | Dominican Republic | 95.2% | 2016 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 23 | Brazil | 95.1% | 2018 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 24 | El Salvador | 94.9% | 2018 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 25 | Sri Lanka | 94.8% | 2018 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 26 | Guatemala | 93.7% | 2014 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 27 | Honduras | 93.7% | 2018 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 28 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 93.3% | 2016 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 29 | Qatar | 93.1% | 2017 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 30 | South Africa | 91.8% | 2017 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 31 | Uganda | 88.9% | 2012 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 32 | Mozambique | 88.7% | 2017 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 33 | Morocco | 87.2% | 2012 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 34 | Bangladesh | 84.7% | 2019 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 35 | Egypt | 83.3% | 2017 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 36 | Pakistan | 82.0% | 2017 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 37 | Burkina Faso | 73.1% | 2014 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 38 | Senegal | 72.9% | 2017 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 39 | Mali | 71.8% | 2018 | up 23.8% | rising |
About this data
Total number of males in urban areas over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/