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Education > Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 50-54 per thousand people: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 50 to 54. 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.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 East TimorEast Timor 27.14 2004
2 NigerNiger 26.35 2001
3 MaliMali 25.32 1998
4 MoroccoMorocco 24.65 2004
5 BhutanBhutan 23.15 2005
6 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 22.89 2006
7 NepalNepal 22.84 2001
8 PakistanPakistan 21.16 1998
9 EgyptEgypt 19.65 2006
10 BurundiBurundi 19.08 2008
11 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 19.06 2004
12 BangladeshBangladesh 19.04 2001
13 EthiopiaEthiopia 18.98 2007
14 TunisiaTunisia 17.34 2004
15 BeninBenin 17.2 2002
16 IndiaIndia 17.18 2001
17 AlgeriaAlgeria 15.66 1998
18 LesothoLesotho 15.37 2006
19 MauritaniaMauritania 15.24 2000
20 MozambiqueMozambique 14.91 2007
21 GuatemalaGuatemala 14.65 2002
22 IranIran 14.14 2011
23 OmanOman 13.62 2003
24 LiberiaLiberia 13.34 2008
25 NigeriaNigeria 12.66 2006
26 GhanaGhana 12.62 2010
27 TanzaniaTanzania 11.95 2002
28 LaosLaos 11.64 2005
29 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 10.04 2004
30 NicaraguaNicaragua 9.43 2005
31 CambodiaCambodia 9.37 2008
32 El SalvadorEl Salvador 9.06 2007
33 South AfricaSouth Africa 8.73 1996
34 LibyaLibya 8.71 2006
35 HondurasHonduras 8.57 2001
36 MauritiusMauritius 7.8 2011
37 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 7.6 2001
38 BoliviaBolivia 7.5 2001
39 KuwaitKuwait 7.29 2005
40 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 7.26 2010
41 BelizeBelize 7.21 2000
42 IndonesiaIndonesia 6.93 2005
43 NamibiaNamibia 6.77 2001
44 MalaysiaMalaysia 6.64 2000
45 BrazilBrazil 6.38 2010
46 FijiFiji 6.1 1996
47 MaltaMalta 6.04 2005
48 ZimbabweZimbabwe 5.2 2002
49 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 4.95 2001
50 SwazilandSwaziland 4.68 2007
51 ColombiaColombia 4.63 2005
52 SeychellesSeychelles 4.44 2010
53 BruneiBrunei 4.35 2001
54 MacauMacau 4.33 2011
55 SurinameSuriname 4.22 2004
56 PeruPeru 4.12 2007
57 MexicoMexico 3.9 2010
58 EcuadorEcuador 3.78 2010
59 ParaguayParaguay 3.51 2002
60 PhilippinesPhilippines 3.17 2000
61 BahrainBahrain 3.13 2010
62 PanamaPanama 2.75 2010
63 TurkeyTurkey 2.59 2011
64 ChileChile 2.5 2002
65 ChinaChina 2.48 2010
66 ArgentinaArgentina 2.01 2001
67 QatarQatar 1.93 2010
68 ThailandThailand 1.92 2010
69 KiribatiKiribati 1.46 2010
70 UruguayUruguay 1.38 1996
71 PortugalPortugal 1.34 2011
72 Costa RicaCosta Rica 1.32 2011
73 ArubaAruba 1.21 2000
74 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 1.14 2002
75 GreeceGreece 1.06 2001
76 TongaTonga 1.03 2006
77 SpainSpain 0.913 2001
78 BulgariaBulgaria 0.714 2011
79 RomaniaRomania 0.689 2002
80 AlbaniaAlbania 0.594 2011
81 MongoliaMongolia 0.584 2010
82 SerbiaSerbia 0.568 2011
83 MontenegroMontenegro 0.543 2011
84 ItalyItaly 0.522 2001
85 MaldivesMaldives 0.499 2006
86 CroatiaCroatia 0.45 2001
87 HungaryHungary 0.436 2001
88 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 0.231 1995
89 CyprusCyprus 0.207 2011
90 UkraineUkraine 0.191 2001
91 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 0.174 1999
92 LithuaniaLithuania 0.138 2011
93 RussiaRussia 0.127 2010
94 BelarusBelarus 0.11 2009
95 GeorgiaGeorgia 0.0973 2002
96 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 0.0972 2009
97 ArmeniaArmenia 0.082 2011
98 TajikistanTajikistan 0.0736 2010
99 EstoniaEstonia 0.0702 2011
100 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.0517 1999
101 LatviaLatvia 0.0466 2011
102 MoldovaMoldova 0.033 2004
103 North KoreaNorth Korea 0.000454 2008
104 TokelauTokelau 0.0 2011

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