Adult literacy rate, men in Pakistan
Adult literacy rate, men in Pakistan was 69.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is the 50th highest of 58 countries in 2019.
Adult literacy rate, men in Pakistan, 1981 to 2021
All 16 values
| Period | % |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 69.1 |
| 2019 | 69.3 |
| 2018 | 69.3 |
| 2017 | 71.1 |
| 2014 | 69.1 |
| 2013 | 68.6 |
| 2012 | 69.9 |
| 2011 | 67 |
| 2010 | 68.9 |
| 2009 | 68.6 |
| 2008 | 68.9 |
| 2007 | 65 |
| 2006 | 67.7 |
| 2005 | 64.1 |
| 1998 | 55.3 |
| 1981 | 35.4 |
Rankings
Definition
Men aged 15 and over who can both read and write, with understanding, a short simple statement about their everyday life, as a percentage of men aged 15 and over. UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
UIS figures from censuses, household surveys and UIS model estimates. Most high-income countries stopped measuring literacy decades ago, so they have no value; a missing value is not a rate of 0 or 100. Countries report in different years, so a ranking for one year covers only some countries.
How to cite
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS). Literacy rate, adult male, % of males ages 15 and above (SE.ADT.LITR.MA.ZS). Retrieved through World Bank World Development Indicators (data.worldbank.org). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/SE.ADT.LITR.MA.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-12. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. UIS does not endorse Invokely or this use of the data.Use this data in your AI agent
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What is the adult literacy rate, men in Pakistan?
Adult literacy rate, men in Pakistan was 69.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics. That is the 50th highest of 58 countries in 2019.
Where does this figure come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Literacy rate, adult male, % of males ages 15 and above (SE.ADT.LITR.MA.ZS). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.
What was the highest adult literacy rate, men in Pakistan?
71.1% in 2017, the highest value since 1981 in this series.