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Education > Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 85 to 89. 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 BrazilBrazil 308,414 2010
2 MexicoMexico 170,836 2010
3 TurkeyTurkey 119,000 2011
4 GhanaGhana 59,846 2010
5 SpainSpain 57,345 2001
6 PortugalPortugal 55,216 2011
7 MoroccoMorocco 54,430 2004
8 ColombiaColombia 49,609 2005
9 PeruPeru 39,998 2007
10 GreeceGreece 26,372 2001
11 EcuadorEcuador 21,422 2010
12 RomaniaRomania 17,980 2002
13 RussiaRussia 17,088 2010
14 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 16,454 2010
15 ChileChile 13,408 2002
16 BoliviaBolivia 11,555 2001
17 MaliMali 11,306 1998
18 SerbiaSerbia 11,261 2011
19 BurundiBurundi 10,635 2008
20 HondurasHonduras 8,697 2001
21 NicaraguaNicaragua 8,565 2005
22 LaosLaos 7,148 2005
23 ParaguayParaguay 5,051 2002
24 PanamaPanama 4,183 2010
25 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 3,346 1999
26 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 3,136 2002
27 NamibiaNamibia 3,095 2001
28 BulgariaBulgaria 2,948 2011
29 Costa RicaCosta Rica 2,737 2011
30 MauritiusMauritius 1,882 2000
31 HungaryHungary 1,643 2001
32 ArmeniaArmenia 1,335 2001
33 PalestinePalestine 1,131 2007
34 MaltaMalta 878 2005
35 MongoliaMongolia 682 2010
36 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 598 2009
37 MontenegroMontenegro 580 2011
38 LithuaniaLithuania 409 2011
39 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 358 2001
40 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 170 2001
41 ArubaAruba 121.8 2000
42 EstoniaEstonia 53 2011
43 LatviaLatvia 25 2011
44 TongaTonga 15 2006

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Education > Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89: Countries Compared Map

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Created with Highcharts 4.0.1Education > Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89, 2011BrazilMexicoTurkeyGhanaSpainPortugalMoroccoColombiaPeruGreeceEcuadorRomaniaRussiaDominican RepublicChileOther

Interesting observations about Education > Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 85-89

  • Brazil has had the highest literacy > illiterates > aged 85-89 since 2000.
  • Turkey has ranked in the top 2 for literacy > illiterates > aged 85-89 since 2000.
  • Mexico has ranked in the top 2 for literacy > illiterates > aged 85-89 since 2005.
  • Serbia has ranked in the top 4 for literacy > illiterates > aged 85-89 since 2002.
  • Bulgaria has ranked in the top 5 for literacy > illiterates > aged 85-89 since 2001.
  • Malta has ranked in the top 5 for literacy > illiterates > aged 85-89 since 1995.
  • Dominican Republic has ranked in the top 6 for literacy > illiterates > aged 85-89 since 2002.
  • Montenegro has ranked in the top 6 for literacy > illiterates > aged 85-89 since 2003.
  • Estonia has ranked in the top 8 for literacy > illiterates > aged 85-89 since 2000.
  • Latvia has ranked in the top 9 for literacy > illiterates > aged 85-89 since 2000.
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