Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in IDA total
IDA total: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 70.3% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in IDA total, 1981–2016
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2016, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in IDA total stood at 70.3%. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in IDA total peaked at 70.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 51.7%, in 1981.
IDA total ranks 30th of 38 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in IDA total, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 51.7% | — |
| 1982 | 52.0% | +0.6% |
| 1983 | 52.4% | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 52.9% | +0.9% |
| 1986 | 53.8% | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 54.4% | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 55.2% | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 55.6% | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 56.6% | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 57.6% | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 58.7% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 59.5% | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 60.5% | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 61.2% | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 62.5% | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 63.5% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 64.1% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 65.0% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 65.3% | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 64.4% | -1.4% |
| 2008 | 65.7% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 66.2% | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 66.2% | -0.0% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 67.2% | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 67.8% | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 70.3% | +3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.5% | 51.7% | 55.6% | 8 |
| 1990s | 59.5% | 56.6% | 62.5% | 7 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 63.5% | 66.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 67.7% | 66.2% | 70.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
More reference data data for IDA total
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.89 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 43.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 21.60 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 22.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.06 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.9093 years (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 3.41 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, male 0.9249 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in IDA total?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in IDA total was 70.3% in 2016, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 70.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.7% in 1981.
- How does IDA total rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- IDA total ranks 30th out of 38 groups with data for 2016.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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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About this data
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.