Education > Literacy > Illiterates > Aged over 10: Countries Compared

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE	GRAPH	HISTORY
1	IndiaIndia	281.02 million	2001
2	ChinaChina	54.19 million	2010
3	PakistanPakistan	48.85 million	1998
4	BangladeshBangladesh	46.02 million	2001
5	EgyptEgypt	40.37 million	2006
6	EthiopiaEthiopia	29.22 million	2007
7	NigeriaNigeria	29.01 million	2006
8	IndonesiaIndonesia	14.98 million	2005
9	BrazilBrazil	14.6 million	2010
10	MoroccoMorocco	10.18 million	2004
11	IranIran	9.48 million	2011
12	NepalNepal	7.66 million	2001
13	Burkina FasoBurkina Faso	6.85 million	2006
14	TanzaniaTanzania	6.74 million	2002
15	AlgeriaAlgeria	6.61 million	1998
16	MozambiqueMozambique	6.18 million	2007
17	NigerNiger	5.85 million	2001
18	MexicoMexico	5.59 million	2010
19	VietnamVietnam	5.35 million	1999
20	South AfricaSouth Africa	5.29 million	1996
21	UgandaUganda	5.05 million	2002
22	PhilippinesPhilippines	4.4 million	2000
23	TurkeyTurkey	3.01 million	2011
24	BurundiBurundi	2.79 million	2008
25	BeninBenin	2.68 million	2002
26	CambodiaCambodia	2.67 million	1998
27	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	2.6 million	2004
28	ColombiaColombia	2.46 million	2005
29	GuatemalaGuatemala	2.22 million	2002
30	Sierra LeoneSierra Leone	2.07 million	2004
31	ThailandThailand	1.93 million	2010
32	TunisiaTunisia	1.89 million	2004
33	MalaysiaMalaysia	1.72 million	2000
34	Papua New GuineaPapua NG	1.57 million	2000
35	PeruPeru	1.39 million	2007
36	UkraineUkraine	1.36 million	2001
37	Sri LankaSri Lanka	1.24 million	2001
38	VenezuelaVenezuela	1.15 million	2001
39	LiberiaLiberia	1.08 million	2008
40	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	919,388	2010
41	SpainSpain	899,219	2001
42	HondurasHonduras	793,994	2001
43	MauritaniaMauritania	789,681	2000
44	ItalyItaly	775,925	2001
45	NicaraguaNicaragua	772,025	2005
46	ArgentinaArgentina	767,027	2001
47	El SalvadorEl Salvador	718,718	2007
48	EcuadorEcuador	688,712	2010
49	BoliviaBolivia	680,880	2001
50	ZimbabweZimbabwe	630,271	2002
51	ChileChile	532,607	2002
52	RomaniaRomania	508,994	2002
53	PortugalPortugal	498,766	2011
54	RussiaRussia	389,129	2010
55	GreeceGreece	371,452	2001
56	East TimorEast Timor	318,502	2004
57	OmanOman	291,347	2003
58	ParaguayParaguay	258,241	2002
59	BhutanBhutan	211,514	2005
60	PalestinePalestine	196,915	1997
61	KuwaitKuwait	150,714	2005
62	PanamaPanama	148,747	2010
63	SerbiaSerbia	127,463	2011
64	BulgariaBulgaria	110,933	2011
65	MauritiusMauritius	105,521	2011
66	Costa RicaCosta Rica	86,730	2011
67	UruguayUruguay	80,389	1996
68	SwazilandSwaziland	77,568	2007
69	CroatiaCroatia	69,777	2001
70	AlbaniaAlbania	67,539	2011
71	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	63,562	2002
72	HungaryHungary	63,116	2001
73	TurkmenistanTurkmenistan	56,116	1995
74	QatarQatar	54,578	2010
75	KazakhstanKazakhstan	54,254	1999
76	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	42,414	1999
77	FijiFiji	37,313	1996
78	MongoliaMongolia	36,519	2010
79	SurinameSuriname	33,711	2004
80	BahrainBahrain	31,756	2001
81	BelarusBelarus	30,905	2009
82	MoldovaMoldova	30,025	2004
83	MaltaMalta	26,121	2005
84	Saint LuciaSaint Lucia	18,033	2001
85	CubaCuba	17,845	2002
86	BruneiBrunei	17,115	2001
87	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	17,002	2009
88	TajikistanTajikistan	13,467	2010
89	Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+	13,003	2001
90	GeorgiaGeorgia	12,557	2002
91	LithuaniaLithuania	10,324	2011
92	MontenegroMontenegro	8,149	2011
93	ArmeniaArmenia	6,503	2011
94	SeychellesSeychelles	4,078	2010
95	MaldivesMaldives	3,521	2006
96	KiribatiKiribati	2,485	2010
97	LatviaLatvia	2,065	2011
98	ArubaAruba	1,881	2000
99	TongaTonga	1,572	2006
100	EstoniaEstonia	1,490	2011
101	North KoreaNorth Korea	326	2008

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