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DEFINITION: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. 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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DATE
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1 EgyptEgypt 553.02 2006
2 NigerNiger 513.12 2001
3 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 495.55 2006
4 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 420.36 2004
5 EthiopiaEthiopia 363.19 2007
6 BeninBenin 360.83 2002
7 PakistanPakistan 356.2 1998
8 BangladeshBangladesh 341.56 2001
9 MoroccoMorocco 341.09 2004
10 East TimorEast Timor 329.38 2004
11 BhutanBhutan 325.2 2005
12 NepalNepal 323.95 2001
13 BurundiBurundi 322.99 2008
14 LiberiaLiberia 293.22 2008
15 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 291.74 2000
16 MauritaniaMauritania 291.6 2000
17 MozambiqueMozambique 278.85 2007
18 IndiaIndia 265.23 2001
19 CambodiaCambodia 228.12 1998
20 AlgeriaAlgeria 214.51 1998
21 NigeriaNigeria 202.4 2006
22 UgandaUganda 194.6 2002
23 TunisiaTunisia 190.36 2004
24 GuatemalaGuatemala 188.58 2002
25 TanzaniaTanzania 188.25 2002
26 NicaraguaNicaragua 141.52 2005
27 South AfricaSouth Africa 132.28 1996
28 IranIran 125.73 2011
29 HondurasHonduras 124.74 2001
30 OmanOman 121.95 2003
31 El SalvadorEl Salvador 117.38 2007
32 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 113.67 2001
33 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 108.98 2004
34 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 91.78 2010
35 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 91.71 2001
36 MauritiusMauritius 82.05 2011
37 BoliviaBolivia 78.54 2001
38 BrazilBrazil 74.81 2010
39 MalaysiaMalaysia 73.43 2000
40 VietnamVietnam 69.87 1999
41 SwazilandSwaziland 68.34 2007
42 SurinameSuriname 68.32 2004
43 IndonesiaIndonesia 66.72 2005
44 Sri LankaSri Lanka 66.16 2001
45 KuwaitKuwait 65.63 2005
46 MaltaMalta 64.68 2005
47 ColombiaColombia 56.91 2005
48 PhilippinesPhilippines 56.61 2000
49 BruneiBrunei 50.47 2001
50 ZimbabweZimbabwe 49.86 2002
51 PeruPeru 49.23 2007
52 FijiFiji 47.55 1996
53 MexicoMexico 47.42 2010
54 PortugalPortugal 47.25 2011
55 VenezuelaVenezuela 46.4 2001
56 ParaguayParaguay 46.35 2002
57 EcuadorEcuador 45.91 2010
58 BahrainBahrain 45.45 2001
59 SeychellesSeychelles 45.43 2010
60 TurkeyTurkey 41.15 2011
61 ChinaChina 40.51 2010
62 PanamaPanama 40.44 2010
63 GreeceGreece 33.92 2001
64 ChileChile 33.67 2002
65 QatarQatar 31.19 2010
66 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 30.64 2002
67 ThailandThailand 29.02 2010
68 UkraineUkraine 27.95 2001
69 KiribatiKiribati 25.42 2010
70 UruguayUruguay 24.75 1996
71 RomaniaRomania 23.34 2002
72 SpainSpain 22.08 2001
73 AlbaniaAlbania 21.41 2011
74 ArubaAruba 20.7 2000
75 ArgentinaArgentina 20.58 2001
76 Costa RicaCosta Rica 18.31 2011
77 SerbiaSerbia 17.56 2011
78 CroatiaCroatia 15.72 2001
79 TongaTonga 15.47 2006
80 BulgariaBulgaria 15.1 2011
81 ItalyItaly 13.62 2001
82 MongoliaMongolia 13.46 2010
83 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 13.4 1995
84 MontenegroMontenegro 13.13 2011
85 MaldivesMaldives 11.63 2006
86 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 8.76 1999
87 MoldovaMoldova 8.33 2004
88 HungaryHungary 6.2 2001
89 KazakhstanKazakhstan 3.63 1999
90 LithuaniaLithuania 3.41 2011
91 BelarusBelarus 3.25 2009
92 GeorgiaGeorgia 2.88 2002
93 RussiaRussia 2.73 2010
94 ArmeniaArmenia 2.19 2011
95 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.9 2009
96 TajikistanTajikistan 1.77 2010
97 CubaCuba 1.59 2002
98 EstoniaEstonia 1.11 2011
99 LatviaLatvia 1 2011
100 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.0134 2008

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