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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.

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# COUNTRY AMOUNT DATE GRAPH HISTORY
1 Brazil 308,414 2010
2 Mexico 170,836 2010
3 Turkey 119,000 2011
4 Ghana 59,846 2010
5 Spain 57,345 2001
6 Portugal 55,216 2011
7 Morocco 54,430 2004
8 Colombia 49,609 2005
9 Peru 39,998 2007
10 Greece 26,372 2001
11 Ecuador 21,422 2010
12 Romania 17,980 2002
13 Russia 17,088 2010
14 Dominican Republic 16,454 2010
15 Chile 13,408 2002
16 Bolivia 11,555 2001
17 Mali 11,306 1998
18 Serbia 11,261 2011
19 Burundi 10,635 2008
20 Honduras 8,697 2001
21 Nicaragua 8,565 2005
22 Laos 7,148 2005
23 Paraguay 5,051 2002
24 Panama 4,183 2010
25 Kyrgyzstan 3,346 1999
26 Republic of Macedonia 3,136 2002
27 Namibia 3,095 2001
28 Bulgaria 2,948 2011
29 Costa Rica 2,737 2011
30 Mauritius 1,882 2000
31 Hungary 1,643 2001
32 Armenia 1,335 2001
33 Palestine 1,131 2007
34 Malta 878 2005
35 Mongolia 682 2010
36 Azerbaijan 598 2009
37 Montenegro 580 2011
38 Lithuania 409 2011
39 Saint Lucia 358 2001
40 Sao Tome and Principe 170 2001
41 Aruba 121.8 2000
42 Estonia 53 2011
43 Latvia 25 2011
44 Tonga 15 2006

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