Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Low income
Low income: Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male was 65.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Low income, 1988–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
Low income recorded 65.8% for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Low income peaked at 65.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 53.3%, in 1988.
Low income ranks 38th of 38 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Low income, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 53.3% | — |
| 1989 | 53.7% | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 54.3% | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 54.9% | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 55.4% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 55.9% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 56.6% | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 56.8% | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 57.3% | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 58.2% | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 59.0% | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 59.6% | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 59.8% | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 60.4% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 60.9% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 61.0% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 61.6% | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 61.9% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 59.3% | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 60.2% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 60.5% | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 61.0% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 61.2% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 62.6% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 62.8% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 63.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 64.0% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 64.3% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 64.6% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 65.2% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 65.5% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.5% | 53.3% | 53.7% | 2 |
| 1990s | 56.8% | 54.3% | 59.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 60.7% | 59.3% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 61.2% | 65.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.61 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Low income?
- Literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male in Low income was 65.8% in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.3% in 1988.
- How does Low income rank for literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male?
- Low income ranks 38th out of 38 groups with data for 2019.
- Is literacy rate, population 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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.