Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Singapore

Singapore: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male was 14,282 number in 2018. ▼ Falling

Latest (2018)
14,282 number
Change on year
down 5.7%
World rank
64th
of 83 countries
All-time high
46,598 number
in 1980
All-time low
14,282 number
in 2018
Years of data
12
1980–2018

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Singapore, 1980–2018

10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k1980199920181980: 46.6k number1990: 36.6k number2000: 35.0k number2010: 24.4k number2011: 20.5k number2012: 19.7k number2013: 18.8k number2014: 17.9k number2015: 18.8k number2016: 16.1k number2017: 15.1k number2018: 14.3k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 14,282 number for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.

The figure is down 5.7% on the previous year and down 41.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Singapore peaked at 46,598 number in 1980 and was at its lowest, 14,282 number, in 2018.

That places Singapore 64th out of 83 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 46,598 number 46,598 number 46,598 number 1
1990s 36,600 number 36,600 number 36,600 number 1
2000s 34,951 number 34,951 number 34,951 number 1
2010s 18,413 number 14,282 number 24,406 number 9

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  4. 65 Uruguay 12,234 number compare
  5. 66 Palestine 10,033 number compare
  6. 67 Kazakhstan 7,604 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Singapore?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Singapore was 14,282 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 46,598 number in 1980.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 14,282 number in 2018.
How does Singapore rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Singapore ranks 64th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Singapore 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.