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Education > Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 75-79: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 75 to 79. 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 ChinaChina 7.73 million 2010
2 IndiaIndia 4.08 million 2001
3 BrazilBrazil 795,159 2010
4 MexicoMexico 377,031 2010
5 TurkeyTurkey 335,000 2011
6 NigeriaNigeria 330,387 2006
7 ThailandThailand 248,572 2000
8 MoroccoMorocco 207,644 2004
9 AlgeriaAlgeria 186,741 1998
10 ColombiaColombia 149,417 2005
11 GhanaGhana 139,579 2010
12 ItalyItaly 114,839 2001
13 SpainSpain 111,725 2001
14 PortugalPortugal 104,748 2011
15 PeruPeru 93,874 2007
16 MozambiqueMozambique 93,135 2007
17 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 75,496 2006
18 RomaniaRomania 61,562 2002
19 EcuadorEcuador 50,214 2010
20 MaliMali 50,062 1998
21 RussiaRussia 42,654 2010
22 GreeceGreece 40,745 2001
23 BoliviaBolivia 39,383 2001
24 El SalvadorEl Salvador 39,033 2007
25 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 37,146 2010
26 ChileChile 36,701 2002
27 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 30,823 2004
28 SerbiaSerbia 30,819 2011
29 BurundiBurundi 30,504 2008
30 ZimbabweZimbabwe 29,407 2002
31 HondurasHonduras 25,919 2001
32 LaosLaos 23,158 2005
33 NicaraguaNicaragua 21,166 2005
34 LiberiaLiberia 19,596 2008
35 LesothoLesotho 12,673 2006
36 AlbaniaAlbania 11,223 2011
37 ParaguayParaguay 11,187 2002
38 CroatiaCroatia 11,135 2001
39 PanamaPanama 9,562 2010
40 BulgariaBulgaria 9,202 2011
41 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 7,998 2002
42 NamibiaNamibia 7,636 2001
43 MauritiusMauritius 7,478 2000
44 Costa RicaCosta Rica 6,678 2011
45 OmanOman 6,461 2003
46 PalestinePalestine 6,421 2007
47 BelarusBelarus 5,761 2009
48 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 4,085 1999
49 SwazilandSwaziland 3,675 2007
50 HungaryHungary 2,807 2001
51 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 2,487 2009
52 MaltaMalta 2,231 2005
53 SurinameSuriname 1,775 2004
54 ArmeniaArmenia 1,595 2001
55 CyprusCyprus 1,556 2011
56 MontenegroMontenegro 1,451 2011
57 MongoliaMongolia 1,090 2010
58 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 825 2001
59 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 691 2001
60 LithuaniaLithuania 581 2011
61 SeychellesSeychelles 389 2002
62 EstoniaEstonia 127 2011
63 ArubaAruba 109 2000
64 LatviaLatvia 75 2011
65 North KoreaNorth Korea 50 2008
66 TongaTonga 31 2006

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Education > Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 75-79: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Education > Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 75-79

  • Brazil has ranked in the top 2 for literacy > illiterates > aged 75-79 since 2000.
  • Turkey has ranked in the top 2 for literacy > illiterates > aged 75-79 since 2000.
  • Portugal has ranked in the top 2 for literacy > illiterates > aged 75-79 since 2001.
  • Azerbaijan has ranked in the top 2 for literacy > illiterates > aged 75-79 since 1999.
  • Serbia has ranked in the top 3 for literacy > illiterates > aged 75-79 since 2002.
  • Mexico has ranked in the top 3 for literacy > illiterates > aged 75-79 since 2005.
  • Malta has ranked in the top 5 for literacy > illiterates > aged 75-79 since 1995.
  • Costa Rica has ranked in the top 6 for literacy > illiterates > aged 75-79 since 2000.
  • Dominican Republic has ranked in the top 7 for literacy > illiterates > aged 75-79 since 2002.
  • Bulgaria has ranked in the top 9 for literacy > illiterates > aged 75-79 since 2001.
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