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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 427.03 | 2003 | ||
| 2 | Niger | 405.16 | 2003 | ||
| 3 | Bangladesh | 384.08 | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Burkina Faso | 375.81 | 2003 | ||
| 5 | The Gambia | 374.48 | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Morocco | 343.68 | 2003 | ||
| 7 | Iraq | 340.65 | 2003 | ||
| 8 | Comoros | 339.18 | 2003 | ||
| 9 | Nepal | 328.16 | 2003 | ||
| 10 | Senegal | 320.91 | 2003 | ||
| 11 | Mauritania | 319.59 | 2003 | ||
| 12 | Pakistan | 319.34 | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Guinea-Bissau | 306.93 | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Ethiopia | 294.68 | 2003 | ||
| 15 | Egypt | 290.42 | 2003 | ||
| 16 | Cote d'Ivoire | 288.41 | 2003 | ||
| 17 | Benin | 287.14 | 2003 | ||
| 18 | Central African Republic | 284.75 | 2003 | ||
| 19 | Mozambique | 284.63 | 2003 | ||
| 20 | Haiti | 273.7 | 2003 | ||
| 21 | Liberia | 271.52 | 2003 | ||
| 22 | Yemen | 265.18 | 2003 | ||
| 23 | India | 264.81 | 2003 | ||
| 24 | Sudan | 262.16 | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Chad | 260 | 2003 | ||
| 26 | Burundi | 249.44 | 2003 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 242.88 | 2003 | |||
| 27 | Eritrea | 219.03 | 2003 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 210.19 | 2003 | |||
| 28 | Togo | 204.74 | 2003 | ||
| 29 | Malawi | 198.91 | 2003 | ||
| 30 | Nicaragua | 196.11 | 2003 | ||
| 31 | Algeria | 195.28 | 2003 | ||
| 32 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 194.16 | 2003 | ||
| 33 | Laos | 192.29 | 2003 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 191.04 | 2003 | |||
| 34 | Cambodia | 188.06 | 2003 | ||
| 35 | Tunisia | 185.93 | 2003 | ||
| 36 | Papua New Guinea | 181.47 | 2003 | ||
| 37 | Madagascar | 174.06 | 2003 | ||
| 38 | Guatemala | 172.46 | 2003 | ||
| 39 | Nigeria | 164.64 | 2003 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 163.12 | 2003 | |||
| 40 | Oman | 162.28 | 2003 | ||
| 41 | Djibouti | 158.92 | 2003 | ||
| 42 | Ghana | 153.96 | 2003 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 150.97 | 2003 | |||
| 43 | Rwanda | 150.5 | 2003 | ||
| 44 | Iran | 147.65 | 2003 | ||
| 45 | Uganda | 145.15 | 2003 | ||
| 46 | Syria | 143.98 | 2003 | ||
| 47 | Honduras | 143.9 | 2003 | ||
| 48 | El Salvador | 142.93 | 2003 | ||
| 49 | Cape Verde | 141.77 | 2003 | ||
| 50 | United Arab Emirates | 137.98 | 2003 | ||
| 51 | Cameroon | 134.98 | 2003 | ||
| 52 | Tanzania | 125.24 | 2003 | ||
| 53 | Libya | 122.78 | 2003 | ||
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 121.3 | 2003 | ||
| 55 | Kuwait | 119.55 | 2003 | ||
| 56 | Qatar | 115.87 | 2003 | ||
| 57 | Mauritius | 105.49 | 2003 | ||
| 58 | Zambia | 105.13 | 2003 | ||
| 59 | Lesotho | 101.96 | 2003 | ||
| 60 | Botswana | 101.88 | 2003 | ||
| 61 | China | 101.43 | 2003 | ||
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 100.34 | 2003 | ||
| 63 | Turkey | 100.22 | 2003 | ||
| 64 | Burma | 98.22 | 2003 | ||
| 65 | Swaziland | 95.04 | 2003 | ||
| 66 | Albania | 95.02 | 2003 | ||
| 67 | Lebanon | 88.45 | 2003 | ||
| 68 | South Africa | 87.92 | 2003 | ||
| 69 | Namibia | 84.59 | 2003 | ||
| 70 | Jamaica | 84.51 | 2003 | ||
| 71 | Brazil | 84.19 | 2003 | ||
| 72 | Kenya | 82.8 | 2003 | ||
| 73 | Indonesia | 82.74 | 2003 | ||
| 74 | Bolivia | 77.52 | 2003 | ||
| 75 | Bahrain | 70.33 | 2003 | ||
| 76 | Equatorial Guinea | 70.18 | 2003 | ||
| 77 | Malaysia | 70.05 | 2003 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 70.03 | 2003 | |||
| 78 | Peru | 61.83 | 2003 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 59.01 | 2003 | |||
| 79 | Sri Lanka | 58.57 | 2003 | ||
| 80 | Malta | 57.7 | 2003 | ||
| 81 | Brunei | 56.27 | 2003 | ||
| 82 | Singapore | 56.24 | 2003 | ||
| 83 | Colombia | 54.64 | 2003 | ||
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 54.55 | 2003 | ||
| 85 | Portugal | 54.1 | 2003 | ||
| 86 | Jordan | 54.09 | 2003 | ||
| 87 | Hong Kong | 53.4 | 2003 | ||
| 88 | Mexico | 52.24 | 2003 | ||
| 89 | Ecuador | 51.49 | 2003 | ||
| 90 | Vietnam | 48.75 | 2003 | ||
| 91 | Panama | 48.17 | 2003 | ||
| 92 | Puerto Rico | 46.03 | 2003 | ||
| 93 | Macau | 44.82 | 2003 | ||
| 94 | Venezuela | 44.03 | 2003 | ||
| 95 | Fiji | 43.56 | 2003 | ||
| 96 | Paraguay | 38.96 | 2003 | ||
| 97 | Belize | 34.84 | 2003 | ||
| 98 | The Bahamas | 31.05 | 2003 | ||
| 99 | Israel | 30.75 | 2003 | ||
| 100 | Thailand | 29.84 | 2003 | ||
| 101 | Costa Rica | 28.72 | 2003 | ||
| 102 | Philippines | 27.34 | 2003 | ||
| 103 | Chile | 27.25 | 2003 | ||
| 104 | Cuba | 23.96 | 2003 | ||
| 105 | Argentina | 21.59 | 2003 | ||
| 106 | Greece | 20.76 | 2003 | ||
| 107 | Spain | 17.1 | 2003 | ||
| 108 | Uruguay | 17.02 | 2003 | ||
| 109 | Maldives | 16.69 | 2003 | ||
| 110 | Cyprus | 15.23 | 2003 | ||
| 111 | South Korea | 15.13 | 2003 | ||
| 112 | Romania | 13.81 | 2003 | ||
| 113 | Armenia | 13.5 | 2003 | ||
| 114 | Croatia | 12.57 | 2003 | ||
| 115 | Italy | 11.9 | 2003 | ||
| 116 | Bulgaria | 11.48 | 2003 | ||
| 117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.45 | 2003 | ||
| 118 | Mongolia | 10.21 | 2003 | ||
| 119 | Guyana | 8.89 | 2003 | ||
| 120 | Moldova | 8.03 | 2003 | ||
| 121 | Samoa | 6.75 | 2003 | ||
| 122 | Hungary | 5.07 | 2003 | ||
| 123 | Uzbekistan | 4.71 | 2003 | ||
| 124 | Kazakhstan | 4.25 | 2003 | ||
| 125 | Tajikistan | 3.89 | 2003 | ||
| 126 | Lithuania | 3.42 | 2003 | ||
| 127 | Russia | 3.29 | 2003 | ||
| 128 | Ukraine | 2.93 | 2003 | ||
| 129 | Slovenia | 2.91 | 2003 | ||
| 130 | Belarus | 2.61 | 2003 | ||
| 131 | Barbados | 2.22 | 2003 | ||
| 132 | Poland | 2.06 | 2003 | ||
| 133 | Estonia | 1.85 | 2003 | ||
| 134 | Latvia | 1.76 | 2003 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Education > Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ per 1000
- Mali has had the highest illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 since 1985.
- Pakistan ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
- Latvia has ranked last for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 since 1993.
- Ethiopia ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 2003.
- Bangladesh ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 amongst Former British colonies in 2003.
- Niger ranked second for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2003.
- Morocco ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2003.
- Iraq ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 amongst Religious countries in 2003.
- Nicaragua ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2003.
- Haiti ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ per 1000 amongst Latin America and Caribbean in 2003.