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Education > Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people: Countries Compared

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DEFINITION: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 15 to 19. 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 103.29 2006
2 NigerNiger 77.7 2001
3 MaliMali 75.87 1998
4 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 69.52 2006
5 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 49.94 2004
6 BurundiBurundi 43.9 2008
7 BeninBenin 43.55 2002
8 EthiopiaEthiopia 42.87 2007
9 PakistanPakistan 40.19 1998
10 MauritaniaMauritania 37.29 2000
11 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 33.83 2000
12 LesothoLesotho 29.15 2006
13 BangladeshBangladesh 27.76 2001
14 LiberiaLiberia 27.59 2008
15 MozambiqueMozambique 26.47 2007
16 NepalNepal 25.97 2001
17 MoroccoMorocco 25.57 2004
18 East TimorEast Timor 25.02 2004
19 BhutanBhutan 23.25 2005
20 NigeriaNigeria 21.02 2006
21 TanzaniaTanzania 20.89 2002
22 IndiaIndia 19.59 2001
23 BelizeBelize 16.72 2000
24 GuatemalaGuatemala 16.23 2002
25 LaosLaos 15.74 2005
26 NicaraguaNicaragua 12.58 2005
27 AlgeriaAlgeria 12.08 1998
28 GhanaGhana 11.94 2010
29 HondurasHonduras 11.46 2001
30 CambodiaCambodia 11.45 2008
31 NamibiaNamibia 9.78 2001
32 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 6.59 2001
33 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 5.8 2001
34 South AfricaSouth Africa 5.47 1996
35 PhilippinesPhilippines 5.37 2000
36 El SalvadorEl Salvador 5.32 2007
37 TunisiaTunisia 4.63 2004
38 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 4.33 2010
39 SwazilandSwaziland 3.97 2007
40 SurinameSuriname 3.88 2004
41 Sri LankaSri Lanka 3.29 2001
42 KiribatiKiribati 2.72 2010
43 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 2.72 2004
44 ParaguayParaguay 2.69 2002
45 ColombiaColombia 2.59 2005
46 IranIran 2.4 2011
47 VenezuelaVenezuela 2.4 2001
48 MalaysiaMalaysia 2.12 2000
49 OmanOman 2.09 2003
50 BoliviaBolivia 2.05 2001
51 BrazilBrazil 1.91 2010
52 RomaniaRomania 1.73 2002
53 PanamaPanama 1.66 2010
54 MongoliaMongolia 1.53 2010
55 ThailandThailand 1.48 2010
56 ZimbabweZimbabwe 1.38 2002
57 TongaTonga 1.25 2006
58 EcuadorEcuador 1.23 2010
59 PeruPeru 1.22 2007
60 MexicoMexico 1.19 2010
61 IndonesiaIndonesia 1.18 2005
62 UruguayUruguay 1.14 1996
63 MauritiusMauritius 1.13 2011
64 MaltaMalta 1.08 2005
65 BulgariaBulgaria 1.01 2011
66 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 1 2002
67 MaldivesMaldives 0.944 2006
68 ArgentinaArgentina 0.816 2001
69 ChileChile 0.77 2002
70 SeychellesSeychelles 0.769 2010
71 AlbaniaAlbania 0.747 2011
72 FijiFiji 0.679 1996
73 Costa RicaCosta Rica 0.622 2011
74 TurkeyTurkey 0.589 2011
75 ArubaAruba 0.583 2000
76 MontenegroMontenegro 0.582 2011
77 GreeceGreece 0.548 2001
78 BruneiBrunei 0.492 2001
79 QatarQatar 0.387 2010
80 HungaryHungary 0.372 2001
81 SerbiaSerbia 0.357 2011
82 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.343 1999
83 UkraineUkraine 0.342 2001
84 LibyaLibya 0.282 2006
85 SpainSpain 0.278 2001
86 MacauMacau 0.256 2011
87 CroatiaCroatia 0.237 2001
88 ChinaChina 0.233 2010
89 PortugalPortugal 0.228 2011
90 LithuaniaLithuania 0.22 2011
91 BahrainBahrain 0.213 2010
92 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.204 1995
93 RussiaRussia 0.168 2010
94 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.148 1999
95 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.146 2002
96 MoldovaMoldova 0.125 2004
97 ArmeniaArmenia 0.123 2011
98 BelarusBelarus 0.112 2009
99 TajikistanTajikistan 0.101 2010
100 LatviaLatvia 0.0991 2011
101 ItalyItaly 0.0764 2001
102 CyprusCyprus 0.0743 2011
103 KuwaitKuwait 0.0501 2005
104 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.0464 2009
105 EstoniaEstonia 0.0224 2011
106 CubaCuba 0.0148 2002
107 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.000124 2008
108 TokelauTokelau 0.0 2011

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Interesting observations about Education > Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 15-19 per thousand people

  • Kuwait has ranked in the top 8 for literacy > illiterates > aged 15-19 per thousand people since 1995.
  • Lithuania has ranked in the top 25 for literacy > illiterates > aged 15-19 per thousand people since 2001.
  • Mexico has ranked in the top 9 for literacy > illiterates > aged 15-19 per thousand people since 2005.
  • Maldives has ranked in the top 7 for literacy > illiterates > aged 15-19 per thousand people since 1995.
  • Qatar has ranked in the top 11 for literacy > illiterates > aged 15-19 per thousand people since 1997.
  • Estonia has ranked in the top 17 for literacy > illiterates > aged 15-19 per thousand people since 2000.
  • Ecuador has ranked in the top 9 for literacy > illiterates > aged 15-19 per thousand people since 2001.
  • Costa Rica has ranked in the top 11 for literacy > illiterates > aged 15-19 per thousand people since 2000.
  • Panama has ranked in the top 9 for literacy > illiterates > aged 15-19 per thousand people since 2000.
  • Portugal has ranked in the top 15 for literacy > illiterates > aged 15-19 per thousand people since 2001.
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