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Education > Literacy > Male literates > Aged over 65: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 65. 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.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 China 29.61 million 2000
2 Russia 5.92 million 2002
3 Argentina 1.37 million 2001
4 Cuba 546,578 2002
5 Sri Lanka 427,781 2001
6 Iran 410,852 1996
7 Ecuador 298,340 2001
8 Tanzania 280,882 2002
9 Malaysia 242,313 2000
10 Burkina Faso 176,717 1996
11 Nepal 130,319 2001
12 Saudi Arabia 130,050 2004
13 Armenia 126,358 2011
14 Guatemala 115,170 2002
15 Tunisia 113,400 2004
16 Singapore 86,354 2000
17 Cyprus 33,560 2001
18 Mongolia 32,702 2000
19 Mauritius 31,916 2011
20 Montenegro 31,152 2003
21 Kuwait 17,296 2005
22 Macau 15,867 2011
23 Benin 14,018 2002
24 Niger 13,000 2001
25 Bahrain 8,662 2010
26 Maldives 7,094 2006
27 Aruba 3,977 2010
28 Brunei 2,570 2001
29 East Timor 2,179 2004
30 Seychelles 1,768 2010
31 Mayotte 1,502 2007

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