Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries): Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male was 422,724 number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), 1983–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) stood at 422,724 number. That is the lowest value across all 37 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) peaked at 2.04 million number in 1983 and was at its lowest, 422,724 number, in 2019.
Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th of 38 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 37 years of available data.
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 2.04 million number | — |
| 1984 | 1.72 million number | -16.1% |
| 1985 | 1.66 million number | -3.2% |
| 1986 | 1.65 million number | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 1.62 million number | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.60 million number | -1.1% |
| 1989 | 1.63 million number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 1.53 million number | -6.2% |
| 1991 | 1.52 million number | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 1.47 million number | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.42 million number | -3.3% |
| 1994 | 1.37 million number | -3.3% |
| 1995 | 1.33 million number | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 1.27 million number | -4.4% |
| 1997 | 1.22 million number | -3.9% |
| 1998 | 1.15 million number | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 1.12 million number | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 1.01 million number | -9.6% |
| 2001 | 954,434 number | -5.6% |
| 2002 | 902,547 number | -5.4% |
| 2003 | 859,994 number | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 809,948 number | -5.8% |
| 2005 | 722,342 number | -10.8% |
| 2006 | 741,947 number | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 738,741 number | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 741,018 number | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 704,471 number | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 543,954 number | -22.8% |
| 2011 | 480,175 number | -11.7% |
| 2012 | 461,753 number | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 458,840 number | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 453,020 number | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 452,549 number | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 435,945 number | -3.7% |
| 2017 | 434,702 number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 428,666 number | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 422,724 number | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.70 million number | 1.60 million number | 2.04 million number | 7 |
| 1990s | 1.34 million number | 1.12 million number | 1.53 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 818,650 number | 704,471 number | 1.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 457,233 number | 422,724 number | 543,954 number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
More reference data data for Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 6.55 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 4.18 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 3.19 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 4.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 4.19 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 80.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.27 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.08 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 215,776 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) was 422,724 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.04 million number in 1983.
- What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- The lowest recorded value was 422,724 number in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 34th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of males from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.