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Education > Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 70-74: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 70 to 74. 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.

CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 IndiaIndia 9.7 million 2001
2 ChinaChina 7.71 million 2010
3 IndonesiaIndonesia 1.44 million 2005
4 PakistanPakistan 1.13 million 1998
5 BrazilBrazil 1.05 million 2010
6 NigeriaNigeria 779,876 2006
7 IranIran 769,729 2011
8 EthiopiaEthiopia 592,455 2007
9 MexicoMexico 519,147 2010
10 MoroccoMorocco 441,004 2004
11 TurkeyTurkey 349,000 2011
12 ThailandThailand 302,736 2000
13 AlgeriaAlgeria 276,860 1998
14 GhanaGhana 228,382 2010
15 South AfricaSouth Africa 218,897 1996
16 EgyptEgypt 204,617 2006
17 ColombiaColombia 183,558 2005
18 SpainSpain 132,328 2001
19 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 132,236 2006
20 ItalyItaly 120,484 2001
21 MozambiqueMozambique 118,229 2007
22 PeruPeru 114,440 2007
23 MaliMali 97,498 1998
24 PortugalPortugal 88,332 2011
25 CambodiaCambodia 83,918 2008
26 EcuadorEcuador 63,502 2010
27 BoliviaBolivia 61,273 2001
28 RomaniaRomania 60,545 2002
29 GreeceGreece 55,054 2001
30 BurundiBurundi 54,663 2008
31 ZimbabweZimbabwe 50,987 2002
32 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 50,232 2010
33 ChileChile 47,599 2002
34 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 46,428 2004
35 El SalvadorEl Salvador 45,270 2007
36 LaosLaos 36,257 2005
37 HondurasHonduras 34,182 2001
38 RussiaRussia 28,589 2010
39 NicaraguaNicaragua 27,478 2005
40 LesothoLesotho 25,100 2006
41 LiberiaLiberia 21,064 2008
42 ParaguayParaguay 14,879 2002
43 OmanOman 14,871 2003
44 SerbiaSerbia 13,012 2011
45 CroatiaCroatia 12,305 2001
46 PanamaPanama 12,192 2010
47 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 11,251 2002
48 PalestinePalestine 11,015 2007
49 MauritiusMauritius 10,206 2000
50 NamibiaNamibia 9,986 2001
51 BulgariaBulgaria 7,770 2011
52 UruguayUruguay 7,594 1996
53 BhutanBhutan 7,255 2005
54 Costa RicaCosta Rica 7,133 2011
55 AlbaniaAlbania 6,679 2011
56 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 5,490 1999
57 SwazilandSwaziland 4,171 2007
58 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 3,807 1995
59 HungaryHungary 3,690 2001
60 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 3,062 2009
61 SurinameSuriname 2,786 2004
62 BelarusBelarus 2,755 2009
63 MaltaMalta 2,749 2005
64 ArmeniaArmenia 2,351 2001
65 FijiFiji 2,285 1996
66 MongoliaMongolia 1,339 2010
67 QatarQatar 1,320 2010
68 BelizeBelize 1,178 2000
69 CyprusCyprus 1,131 2011
70 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 1,014 2001
71 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 928 2001
72 MontenegroMontenegro 792 2011
73 LithuaniaLithuania 743 2011
74 SeychellesSeychelles 495 2002
75 ArubaAruba 122 2000
76 KiribatiKiribati 92 2010
77 LatviaLatvia 72 2011
78 EstoniaEstonia 59 2011
79 North KoreaNorth Korea 36 2008
80 TongaTonga 31 2006
81 TokelauTokelau 0.0 2011

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