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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.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | India | 20.75 million | 2001 | ||
2 | Egypt | 7.54 million | 2006 | ||
3 | Pakistan | 5.51 million | 1998 | ||
4 | Bangladesh | 3.74 million | 2001 | ||
5 | Ethiopia | 3.45 million | 2007 | ||
6 | Nigeria | 3.01 million | 2006 | ||
7 | Burkina Faso | 960,876 | 2006 | ||
8 | Niger | 885,485 | 2001 | ||
9 | Morocco | 763,523 | 2004 | ||
10 | Tanzania | 748,083 | 2002 | ||
11 | Mali | 736,911 | 1998 | ||
12 | Nepal | 614,260 | 2001 | ||
13 | Mozambique | 586,983 | 2007 | ||
14 | Philippines | 416,854 | 2000 | ||
15 | Palestine | 410,969 | 2007 | ||
16 | Burundi | 378,566 | 2008 | ||
17 | Brazil | 373,596 | 2010 | ||
18 | Algeria | 372,368 | 1998 | ||
19 | Benin | 322,924 | 2002 | ||
20 | China | 311,848 | 2010 | ||
21 | Ghana | 289,686 | 2010 | ||
22 | Indonesia | 265,554 | 2005 | ||
23 | Sierra Leone | 246,122 | 2004 | ||
24 | South Africa | 218,827 | 1996 | ||
25 | Guatemala | 190,946 | 2002 | ||
26 | Papua New Guinea | 181,974 | 2000 | ||
27 | Iran | 181,316 | 2011 | ||
28 | Cambodia | 159,570 | 2008 | ||
29 | Mexico | 140,293 | 2010 | ||
30 | Colombia | 111,646 | 2005 | ||
31 | Liberia | 101,333 | 2008 | ||
32 | Mauritania | 100,972 | 2000 | ||
33 | Thailand | 98,480 | 2010 | ||
34 | Laos | 91,126 | 2005 | ||
35 | Honduras | 72,966 | 2001 | ||
36 | Nicaragua | 68,615 | 2005 | ||
37 | Saudi Arabia | 64,734 | 2004 | ||
38 | Sri Lanka | 61,913 | 2001 | ||
39 | Venezuela | 59,723 | 2001 | ||
40 | Lesotho | 56,556 | 2006 | ||
41 | Malaysia | 49,706 | 2000 | ||
42 | Tunisia | 46,000 | 2004 | ||
43 | Dominican Republic | 43,409 | 2010 | ||
44 | Turkey | 43,000 | 2011 | ||
45 | Romania | 37,632 | 2002 | ||
46 | Peru | 34,536 | 2007 | ||
47 | El Salvador | 32,553 | 2007 | ||
48 | Argentina | 30,432 | 2001 | ||
49 | East Timor | 24,193 | 2004 | ||
50 | Russia | 23,888 | 2010 | ||
51 | Namibia | 18,879 | 2001 | ||
52 | Ecuador | 18,415 | 2010 | ||
53 | Bolivia | 17,778 | 2001 | ||
54 | Zimbabwe | 17,493 | 2002 | ||
55 | Ukraine | 16,655 | 2001 | ||
56 | Bhutan | 15,124 | 2005 | ||
57 | Paraguay | 14,965 | 2002 | ||
58 | Chile | 12,188 | 2002 | ||
59 | Spain | 11,333 | 2001 | ||
60 | Bulgaria | 7,413 | 2011 | ||
61 | Panama | 6,108 | 2010 | ||
62 | Greece | 6,006 | 2001 | ||
63 | Oman | 4,995 | 2003 | ||
64 | Swaziland | 4,509 | 2007 | ||
65 | Italy | 4,353 | 2001 | ||
66 | Mongolia | 4,141 | 2010 | ||
67 | Belize | 3,989 | 2000 | ||
68 | Hungary | 3,794 | 2001 | ||
69 | Uruguay | 3,688 | 1996 | ||
70 | Costa Rica | 2,948 | 2011 | ||
71 | Serbia | 2,595 | 2011 | ||
72 | Portugal | 2,411 | 2011 | ||
73 | Albania | 2,355 | 2011 | ||
74 | Kazakhstan | 2,211 | 1999 | ||
75 | Republic of Macedonia | 2,077 | 2002 | ||
76 | Suriname | 1,912 | 2004 | ||
77 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,661 | 1999 | ||
78 | Libya | 1,606 | 2006 | ||
79 | Mauritius | 1,452 | 2011 | ||
80 | Belarus | 1,066 | 2009 | ||
81 | Croatia | 1,054 | 2001 | ||
82 | Saint Lucia | 1,045 | 2001 | ||
83 | Turkmenistan | 854 | 1995 | ||
84 | Sao Tome and Principe | 823 | 2001 | ||
85 | Tajikistan | 768 | 2010 | ||
86 | Qatar | 677 | 2010 | ||
87 | Lithuania | 667 | 2011 | ||
88 | Georgia | 636 | 2002 | ||
89 | Fiji | 533 | 1996 | ||
90 | Moldova | 452 | 2004 | ||
91 | Malta | 437 | 2005 | ||
92 | Azerbaijan | 415 | 2009 | ||
93 | Armenia | 365 | 2011 | ||
94 | Montenegro | 361 | 2011 | ||
95 | Maldives | 286 | 2006 | ||
96 | Bahrain | 267 | 2010 | ||
97 | Kiribati | 266 | 2010 | ||
98 | Latvia | 204 | 2011 | ||
99 | Brunei | 167 | 2001 | ||
100 | Cuba | 166 | 2002 | ||
101 | Macau | 140 | 2011 | ||
102 | Tonga | 127 | 2006 | ||
103 | Kuwait | 115 | 2005 | ||
104 | Cyprus | 83 | 2011 | ||
105 | Seychelles | 69 | 2010 | ||
106 | Aruba | 53 | 2000 | ||
107 | Estonia | 30 | 2011 | ||
108 | North Korea | 3 | 2008 | ||
109 | Tokelau | 0.0 | 2011 |