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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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 EgyptEgypt 87.54 2006
2 NigerNiger 62.94 2001
3 MaliMali 60.46 1998
4 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 59.97 2006
5 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 49.5 2004
6 BeninBenin 44.53 2002
7 EthiopiaEthiopia 41.91 2007
8 BurundiBurundi 40.24 2008
9 PakistanPakistan 40.21 1998
10 BangladeshBangladesh 34.86 2001
11 MoroccoMorocco 34.75 2004
12 BhutanBhutan 34.13 2005
13 LiberiaLiberia 32.66 2008
14 MozambiqueMozambique 32.53 2007
15 MauritaniaMauritania 32.19 2000
16 NepalNepal 29.8 2001
17 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 27.65 2000
18 LesothoLesotho 25.75 2006
19 East TimorEast Timor 22.93 2004
20 IndiaIndia 22.68 2001
21 NigeriaNigeria 21.1 2006
22 GuatemalaGuatemala 17.51 2002
23 TanzaniaTanzania 17.44 2002
24 GhanaGhana 17.1 2010
25 CambodiaCambodia 15.41 2008
26 LaosLaos 15.2 2005
27 NicaraguaNicaragua 14.23 2005
28 BelizeBelize 13.84 2000
29 AlgeriaAlgeria 13.78 1998
30 HondurasHonduras 11 2001
31 NamibiaNamibia 10.54 2001
32 TunisiaTunisia 7.13 2004
33 South AfricaSouth Africa 6.65 1996
34 El SalvadorEl Salvador 6.13 2007
35 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 5.81 2010
36 SwazilandSwaziland 4.86 2007
37 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 4.57 2004
38 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 4.5 2001
39 QatarQatar 4.2 2010
40 PhilippinesPhilippines 4.14 2000
41 Sri LankaSri Lanka 4.03 2001
42 SurinameSuriname 4.02 2004
43 IranIran 4 2011
44 OmanOman 3.81 2003
45 ThailandThailand 3.42 2010
46 BoliviaBolivia 3.04 2001
47 ParaguayParaguay 2.82 2002
48 MalaysiaMalaysia 2.79 2000
49 ColombiaColombia 2.77 2005
50 VenezuelaVenezuela 2.63 2001
51 BahrainBahrain 2.5 2010
52 BrazilBrazil 2.45 2010
53 KiribatiKiribati 2.34 2010
54 PanamaPanama 2.02 2010
55 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 1.87 2001
56 RomaniaRomania 1.74 2002
57 EcuadorEcuador 1.71 2010
58 PeruPeru 1.69 2007
59 MauritiusMauritius 1.67 2011
60 MongoliaMongolia 1.59 2010
61 MexicoMexico 1.56 2010
62 BulgariaBulgaria 1.51 2011
63 BruneiBrunei 1.48 2001
64 ZimbabweZimbabwe 1.45 2002
65 TongaTonga 1.42 2006
66 MaltaMalta 1.41 2005
67 LibyaLibya 1.38 2006
68 TurkeyTurkey 1.34 2011
69 IndonesiaIndonesia 1.28 2005
70 UruguayUruguay 1.07 1996
71 ArgentinaArgentina 1.04 2001
72 AlbaniaAlbania 0.994 2011
73 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 0.983 2002
74 GreeceGreece 0.962 2001
75 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.869 2011
76 SeychellesSeychelles 0.847 2010
77 ChileChile 0.812 2002
78 FijiFiji 0.747 1996
79 MaldivesMaldives 0.736 2006
80 ArubaAruba 0.616 2000
81 MontenegroMontenegro 0.522 2011
82 KuwaitKuwait 0.452 2005
83 SerbiaSerbia 0.444 2011
84 PortugalPortugal 0.386 2011
85 ChinaChina 0.375 2010
86 SpainSpain 0.358 2001
87 HungaryHungary 0.355 2001
88 MacauMacau 0.311 2011
89 LithuaniaLithuania 0.27 2011
90 UkraineUkraine 0.251 2001
91 RussiaRussia 0.241 2010
92 CroatiaCroatia 0.24 2001
93 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.238 1999
94 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.185 1995
95 ArmeniaArmenia 0.147 2011
96 BelarusBelarus 0.145 2009
97 ItalyItaly 0.134 2001
98 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.128 2002
99 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.124 1999
100 LatviaLatvia 0.121 2011
101 CyprusCyprus 0.119 2011
102 TajikistanTajikistan 0.1 2010
103 MoldovaMoldova 0.0999 2004
104 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.0658 2009
105 EstoniaEstonia 0.0463 2011
106 CubaCuba 0.0435 2002
107 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.000371 2008
108 TokelauTokelau 0.0 2011

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