Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Pakistan

Pakistan: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male was 13.48 million number in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
13.48 million number
Change on year
up 2.9%
World rank
2nd
of 83 countries
All-time high
13.48 million number
in 2017
All-time low
9.83 million number
in 1981
Years of data
13
1981–2017

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Pakistan, 1981–2017

05.0M10.0M15.0M1981199920171981: 9.8M number1998: 11.6M number2005: 11.7M number2006: 10.8M number2007: 11.6M number2008: 10.9M number2009: 11.3M number2010: 11.6M number2011: 12.7M number2012: 12.0M number2013: 12.9M number2014: 13.1M number2017: 13.5M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2017, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Pakistan stood at 13.48 million number. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

The figure is up 2.9% on the previous year and up 15.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Pakistan peaked at 13.48 million number in 2017 and was at its lowest, 9.83 million number, in 1981.

That places Pakistan 2nd out of 83 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 9.83 million number 9.83 million number 9.83 million number 1
1990s 11.58 million number 11.58 million number 11.58 million number 1
2000s 11.28 million number 10.82 million number 11.67 million number 5
2010s 12.62 million number 11.61 million number 13.48 million number 6

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 1 India 65.54 million number compare
  2. 3 Nigeria 10.87 million number compare
  3. 4 Bangladesh 10.48 million number compare
  4. 5 Egypt 5.48 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Pakistan?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Pakistan was 13.48 million number in 2017, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 13.48 million number in 2017.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 9.83 million number in 1981.
How does Pakistan rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Pakistan ranks 2nd out of 83 countries with data for 2017.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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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About this data

Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2019
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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.