Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 98.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), 1976–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) is 98.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) peaked at 98.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 72.0%, in 1976.
That places East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 5th out of 39 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 72.0% | — |
| 1977 | 72.1% | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 73.3% | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 74.5% | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 75.4% | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 76.6% | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 79.6% | +3.9% |
| 1983 | 78.7% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 79.7% | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 80.7% | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 81.7% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 82.8% | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 86.0% | +3.9% |
| 1989 | 86.8% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 87.7% | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 88.3% | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 89.0% | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 89.5% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 90.2% | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 90.9% | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 91.4% | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 94.4% | +3.2% |
| 1998 | 94.7% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 95.1% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 96.0% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 95.8% | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 96.1% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 96.3% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 96.7% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 97.0% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 97.1% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 97.4% | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 97.6% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 97.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 97.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 97.9% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 98.1% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 98.1% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.2% | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.0% | 72.0% | 74.5% | 4 |
| 1980s | 80.8% | 75.4% | 86.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 91.1% | 87.7% | 95.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 96.8% | 95.8% | 97.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.8% | 97.3% | 98.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- 2 Azerbaijan 100.0% compare
- 3 Kazakhstan 99.8% compare
- 4 Barbados 99.7% compare
- 5 Republic of Moldova 99.7% compare
- 6 Montenegro 99.5% compare
- 7 Tonga 99.4% compare
- 8 Spain 99.3% compare
More reference data data for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 1,740 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 142.49 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 142.66 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 29.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.11 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 13.95 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 15.47 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.13 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 6.1 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.2% (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) was 98.2% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.0% in 1976.
- How does East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 5th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 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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Percentage of the male population between age 25 and age 64 who can, with understanding, read and write a short, simple statement on their everyday life. Generally, ‘literacy’ also encompasses ‘numeracy’, the ability to make simple arithmetic calculations. This indicator is calculated by dividing the number of male literates aged 25-64 years by the corresponding age group population and multiplying the result by 100.