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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. Figures expressed per thousand people for the same year.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 103.29 | 2006 | ||
| 2 | Niger | 77.7 | 2001 | ||
| 3 | Mali | 75.87 | 1998 | ||
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 69.52 | 2006 | ||
| 5 | Sierra Leone | 49.94 | 2004 | ||
| 6 | Burundi | 43.9 | 2008 | ||
| 7 | Benin | 43.55 | 2002 | ||
| 8 | Ethiopia | 42.87 | 2007 | ||
| 9 | Pakistan | 40.19 | 1998 | ||
| 10 | Mauritania | 37.29 | 2000 | ||
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 33.83 | 2000 | ||
| 12 | Lesotho | 29.15 | 2006 | ||
| 13 | Bangladesh | 27.76 | 2001 | ||
| 14 | Liberia | 27.59 | 2008 | ||
| 15 | Mozambique | 26.47 | 2007 | ||
| 16 | Nepal | 25.97 | 2001 | ||
| 17 | Morocco | 25.57 | 2004 | ||
| 18 | East Timor | 25.02 | 2004 | ||
| 19 | Bhutan | 23.25 | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Nigeria | 21.02 | 2006 | ||
| 21 | Tanzania | 20.89 | 2002 | ||
| 22 | India | 19.59 | 2001 | ||
| 23 | Belize | 16.72 | 2000 | ||
| 24 | Guatemala | 16.23 | 2002 | ||
| 25 | Laos | 15.74 | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Nicaragua | 12.58 | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Algeria | 12.08 | 1998 | ||
| 28 | Ghana | 11.94 | 2010 | ||
| 29 | Honduras | 11.46 | 2001 | ||
| 30 | Cambodia | 11.45 | 2008 | ||
| 31 | Namibia | 9.78 | 2001 | ||
| 32 | Saint Lucia | 6.59 | 2001 | ||
| 33 | Sao Tome and Principe | 5.8 | 2001 | ||
| 34 | South Africa | 5.47 | 1996 | ||
| 35 | Philippines | 5.37 | 2000 | ||
| 36 | El Salvador | 5.32 | 2007 | ||
| 37 | Tunisia | 4.63 | 2004 | ||
| 38 | Dominican Republic | 4.33 | 2010 | ||
| 39 | Swaziland | 3.97 | 2007 | ||
| 40 | Suriname | 3.88 | 2004 | ||
| 41 | Sri Lanka | 3.29 | 2001 | ||
| 42 | Kiribati | 2.72 | 2010 | ||
| 43 | Saudi Arabia | 2.72 | 2004 | ||
| 44 | Paraguay | 2.69 | 2002 | ||
| 45 | Colombia | 2.59 | 2005 | ||
| 46 | Iran | 2.4 | 2011 | ||
| 47 | Venezuela | 2.4 | 2001 | ||
| 48 | Malaysia | 2.12 | 2000 | ||
| 49 | Oman | 2.09 | 2003 | ||
| 50 | Bolivia | 2.05 | 2001 | ||
| 51 | Brazil | 1.91 | 2010 | ||
| 52 | Romania | 1.73 | 2002 | ||
| 53 | Panama | 1.66 | 2010 | ||
| 54 | Mongolia | 1.53 | 2010 | ||
| 55 | Thailand | 1.48 | 2010 | ||
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 1.38 | 2002 | ||
| 57 | Tonga | 1.25 | 2006 | ||
| 58 | Ecuador | 1.23 | 2010 | ||
| 59 | Peru | 1.22 | 2007 | ||
| 60 | Mexico | 1.19 | 2010 | ||
| 61 | Indonesia | 1.18 | 2005 | ||
| 62 | Uruguay | 1.14 | 1996 | ||
| 63 | Mauritius | 1.13 | 2011 | ||
| 64 | Malta | 1.08 | 2005 | ||
| 65 | Bulgaria | 1.01 | 2011 | ||
| 66 | Republic of Macedonia | 1 | 2002 | ||
| 67 | Maldives | 0.944 | 2006 | ||
| 68 | Argentina | 0.816 | 2001 | ||
| 69 | Chile | 0.77 | 2002 | ||
| 70 | Seychelles | 0.769 | 2010 | ||
| 71 | Albania | 0.747 | 2011 | ||
| 72 | Fiji | 0.679 | 1996 | ||
| 73 | Costa Rica | 0.622 | 2011 | ||
| 74 | Turkey | 0.589 | 2011 | ||
| 75 | Aruba | 0.583 | 2000 | ||
| 76 | Montenegro | 0.582 | 2011 | ||
| 77 | Greece | 0.548 | 2001 | ||
| 78 | Brunei | 0.492 | 2001 | ||
| 79 | Qatar | 0.387 | 2010 | ||
| 80 | Hungary | 0.372 | 2001 | ||
| 81 | Serbia | 0.357 | 2011 | ||
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.343 | 1999 | ||
| 83 | Ukraine | 0.342 | 2001 | ||
| 84 | Libya | 0.282 | 2006 | ||
| 85 | Spain | 0.278 | 2001 | ||
| 86 | Macau | 0.256 | 2011 | ||
| 87 | Croatia | 0.237 | 2001 | ||
| 88 | China | 0.233 | 2010 | ||
| 89 | Portugal | 0.228 | 2011 | ||
| 90 | Lithuania | 0.22 | 2011 | ||
| 91 | Bahrain | 0.213 | 2010 | ||
| 92 | Turkmenistan | 0.204 | 1995 | ||
| 93 | Russia | 0.168 | 2010 | ||
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 0.148 | 1999 | ||
| 95 | Georgia | 0.146 | 2002 | ||
| 96 | Moldova | 0.125 | 2004 | ||
| 97 | Armenia | 0.123 | 2011 | ||
| 98 | Belarus | 0.112 | 2009 | ||
| 99 | Tajikistan | 0.101 | 2010 | ||
| 100 | Latvia | 0.0991 | 2011 | ||
| 101 | Italy | 0.0764 | 2001 | ||
| 102 | Cyprus | 0.0743 | 2011 | ||
| 103 | Kuwait | 0.0501 | 2005 | ||
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 0.0464 | 2009 | ||
| 105 | Estonia | 0.0224 | 2011 | ||
| 106 | Cuba | 0.0148 | 2002 | ||
| 107 | North Korea | 0.000124 | 2008 | ||
| 108 | Tokelau | 0.0 | 2011 |
