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Education > Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 20-24: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 20 to 24. The data was gathered by the United Nations Statistics Division, whose self-declared mission is to compile and disseminate global statistical information, develop standards and norms for statistical activities, and support countries’ efforts to strengthen their national statistical systems.

CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 IndiaIndia 24.03 million 2001
2 EgyptEgypt 6.39 million 2006
3 PakistanPakistan 5.51 million 1998
4 BangladeshBangladesh 4.7 million 2001
5 EthiopiaEthiopia 3.37 million 2007
6 NigeriaNigeria 3.02 million 2006
7 MoroccoMorocco 1.04 million 2004
8 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 828,936 2006
9 MozambiqueMozambique 721,274 2007
10 NigerNiger 717,267 2001
11 NepalNepal 704,892 2001
12 TanzaniaTanzania 624,399 2002
13 MaliMali 587,203 1998
14 ChinaChina 501,232 2010
15 BrazilBrazil 477,466 2010
16 AlgeriaAlgeria 424,630 1998
17 GhanaGhana 415,005 2010
18 BurundiBurundi 347,047 2008
19 BeninBenin 330,178 2002
20 PhilippinesPhilippines 321,105 2000
21 PalestinePalestine 306,329 2007
22 IranIran 302,037 2011
23 IndonesiaIndonesia 287,986 2005
24 South AfricaSouth Africa 266,090 1996
25 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 243,962 2004
26 ThailandThailand 227,088 2010
27 CambodiaCambodia 214,843 2008
28 GuatemalaGuatemala 205,995 2002
29 MexicoMexico 184,308 2010
30 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 148,717 2000
31 LiberiaLiberia 119,949 2008
32 ColombiaColombia 119,795 2005
33 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 108,957 2004
34 TurkeyTurkey 98,000 2011
35 LaosLaos 88,018 2005
36 MauritaniaMauritania 87,172 2000
37 NicaraguaNicaragua 77,632 2005
38 Sri LankaSri Lanka 75,845 2001
39 TunisiaTunisia 70,800 2004
40 HondurasHonduras 70,038 2001
41 VenezuelaVenezuela 65,494 2001
42 MalaysiaMalaysia 65,445 2000
43 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 58,211 2010
44 LesothoLesotho 49,966 2006
45 PeruPeru 47,819 2007
46 ArgentinaArgentina 38,768 2001
47 RomaniaRomania 37,889 2002
48 El SalvadorEl Salvador 37,545 2007
49 RussiaRussia 34,251 2010
50 BoliviaBolivia 26,319 2001
51 EcuadorEcuador 25,618 2010
52 BhutanBhutan 22,198 2005
53 East TimorEast Timor 22,170 2004
54 NamibiaNamibia 20,361 2001
55 ZimbabweZimbabwe 18,341 2002
56 ParaguayParaguay 15,709 2002
57 SpainSpain 14,594 2001
58 ChileChile 12,851 2002
59 UkraineUkraine 12,197 2001
60 BulgariaBulgaria 11,084 2011
61 GreeceGreece 10,539 2001
62 OmanOman 9,114 2003
63 LibyaLibya 7,868 2006
64 ItalyItaly 7,648 2001
65 PanamaPanama 7,438 2010
66 QatarQatar 7,352 2010
67 SwazilandSwaziland 5,511 2007
68 MongoliaMongolia 4,325 2010
69 Costa RicaCosta Rica 4,118 2011
70 PortugalPortugal 4,070 2011
71 HungaryHungary 3,620 2001
72 UruguayUruguay 3,480 1996
73 BelizeBelize 3,302 2000
74 SerbiaSerbia 3,224 2011
75 AlbaniaAlbania 3,134 2011
76 BahrainBahrain 3,132 2010
77 MayotteMayotte 2,551 2007
78 MauritiusMauritius 2,142 2011
79 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 2,039 2002
80 SurinameSuriname 1,982 2004
81 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1,855 1999
82 BelarusBelarus 1,376 2009
83 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1,150 1999
84 CroatiaCroatia 1,067 2001
85 KuwaitKuwait 1,038 2005
86 LithuaniaLithuania 818 2011
87 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 774 1995
88 TajikistanTajikistan 764 2010
89 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 638 2001
90 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 589 2009
91 FijiFiji 586 1996
92 MaltaMalta 571 2005
93 GeorgiaGeorgia 559 2002
94 BruneiBrunei 503 2001
95 CubaCuba 488 2002
96 ArmeniaArmenia 436 2011
97 MoldovaMoldova 360 2004
98 MontenegroMontenegro 324 2011
99 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 297 2001
100 LatviaLatvia 249 2011
101 KiribatiKiribati 229 2010
102 MaldivesMaldives 223 2006
103 MacauMacau 170 2011
104 TongaTonga 144 2006
105 CyprusCyprus 133 2011
106 SeychellesSeychelles 76 2010
107 EstoniaEstonia 62 2011
108 ArubaAruba 56 2000
109 North KoreaNorth Korea 9 2008
110 TokelauTokelau 0.0 2011

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