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Education > Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 40-44: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 40 to 44. 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 24.26 million 2001
2 BangladeshBangladesh 3.72 million 2001
3 PakistanPakistan 3.57 million 1998
4 EgyptEgypt 2.35 million 2006
5 NigeriaNigeria 2.26 million 2006
6 ChinaChina 2.1 million 2010
7 EthiopiaEthiopia 2.07 million 2007
8 IndonesiaIndonesia 1.28 million 2005
9 BrazilBrazil 1.21 million 2010
10 MoroccoMorocco 1.05 million 2004
11 IranIran 709,791 2011
12 NepalNepal 672,152 2001
13 AlgeriaAlgeria 635,310 1998
14 NigerNiger 486,790 2001
15 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 465,690 2006
16 South AfricaSouth Africa 439,913 1996
17 TanzaniaTanzania 427,908 2002
18 GhanaGhana 412,092 2010
19 MozambiqueMozambique 385,374 2007
20 MexicoMexico 363,630 2010
21 MaliMali 319,554 1998
22 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 298,553 2004
23 PhilippinesPhilippines 283,518 2000
24 BurundiBurundi 207,559 2008
25 CambodiaCambodia 191,428 2008
26 GuatemalaGuatemala 187,871 2002
27 ColombiaColombia 182,384 2005
28 BeninBenin 181,917 2002
29 TunisiaTunisia 157,200 2004
30 PalestinePalestine 150,518 2007
31 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 145,860 2004
32 MalaysiaMalaysia 132,017 2000
33 TurkeyTurkey 108,000 2011
34 ThailandThailand 106,688 2010
35 Sri LankaSri Lanka 105,555 2001
36 PeruPeru 103,078 2007
37 LiberiaLiberia 80,246 2008
38 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 71,641 2010
39 LaosLaos 65,541 2005
40 ZimbabweZimbabwe 60,679 2002
41 MauritaniaMauritania 59,717 2000
42 HondurasHonduras 58,331 2001
43 El SalvadorEl Salvador 56,573 2007
44 NicaraguaNicaragua 56,385 2005
45 ArgentinaArgentina 55,677 2001
46 BoliviaBolivia 54,854 2001
47 EcuadorEcuador 39,727 2010
48 OmanOman 35,708 2003
49 ChileChile 35,589 2002
50 LibyaLibya 34,428 2006
51 East TimorEast Timor 30,291 2004
52 LesothoLesotho 28,396 2006
53 SpainSpain 27,427 2001
54 KuwaitKuwait 24,218 2005
55 ItalyItaly 23,274 2001
56 ParaguayParaguay 19,565 2002
57 RussiaRussia 18,859 2010
58 BhutanBhutan 18,303 2005
59 RomaniaRomania 16,674 2002
60 NamibiaNamibia 15,193 2001
61 PortugalPortugal 12,250 2011
62 UkraineUkraine 9,716 2001
63 GreeceGreece 9,529 2001
64 PanamaPanama 9,325 2010
65 MauritiusMauritius 7,517 2011
66 QatarQatar 5,821 2010
67 Costa RicaCosta Rica 5,570 2011
68 BulgariaBulgaria 5,310 2011
69 SwazilandSwaziland 5,123 2007
70 HungaryHungary 4,630 2001
71 UruguayUruguay 4,189 1996
72 BahrainBahrain 4,132 2010
73 FijiFiji 3,752 1996
74 SerbiaSerbia 2,884 2011
75 BelizeBelize 2,702 2000
76 MongoliaMongolia 2,577 2010
77 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 2,335 2002
78 SurinameSuriname 2,112 2004
79 AlbaniaAlbania 1,897 2011
80 MaltaMalta 1,656 2005
81 CroatiaCroatia 1,488 2001
82 BelarusBelarus 1,176 2009
83 BruneiBrunei 1,135 2001
84 KazakhstanKazakhstan 1,040 1999
85 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 1,028 2001
86 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 821 1995
87 TajikistanTajikistan 702 2010
88 LithuaniaLithuania 672 2011
89 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 658 2009
90 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 601 1999
91 MacauMacau 584 2011
92 GeorgiaGeorgia 467 2002
93 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 458 2001
94 MontenegroMontenegro 247 2011
95 ArmeniaArmenia 246 2011
96 CyprusCyprus 232 2011
97 MaldivesMaldives 211 2006
98 MoldovaMoldova 189 2004
99 KiribatiKiribati 185 2010
100 ArubaAruba 179 2000
101 TongaTonga 161 2006
102 SeychellesSeychelles 157 2010
103 EstoniaEstonia 151 2011
104 LatviaLatvia 149 2011
105 North KoreaNorth Korea 4 2008
106 TokelauTokelau 0.0 2011

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