Education > Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Per capita: Countries Compared
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bangladesh | 391.3 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 2 | Burkina Faso | 383.12 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 3 | Niger | 380.39 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Mali | 376.19 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 5 | Iraq | 358.27 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 6 | The Gambia | 351.26 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 7 | Morocco | 344.45 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 8 | Comoros | 336.14 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 9 | Pakistan | 327.91 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 10 | Mauritania | 327.63 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 11 | Ethiopia | 309.18 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 12 | Nepal | 308.93 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Senegal | 308.06 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Haiti | 297.11 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 15 | Mozambique | 296.9 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 16 | Egypt | 282.94 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 279.56 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 18 | Benin | 277.96 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 19 | Cote d'Ivoire | 277.04 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 20 | Central African Republic | 277.01 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 21 | India | 272.12 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 22 | Chad | 265.06 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Liberia | 263.24 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 24 | Burundi | 257.51 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Yemen | 256.82 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 26 | Eritrea | 241.67 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 239.32 per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 27 | Sudan | 225.45 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 206.38 per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 28 | Nicaragua | 204.63 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 29 | Algeria | 202.25 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 30 | Malawi | 197.3 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 31 | Laos | 196.91 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 186.72 per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 32 | Papua New Guinea | 186.2 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 33 | Tunisia | 185.93 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 34 | Togo | 184.5 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 35 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 182.5 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 36 | Cambodia | 179.77 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 37 | Guatemala | 173.39 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 38 | Madagascar | 170.3 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 39 | Nigeria | 162.06 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 160.5 per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 40 | Djibouti | 156.9 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 41 | Rwanda | 156.83 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 42 | Oman | 154.41 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 43 | Iran | 152.44 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 148.82 per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 44 | Cameroon | 147.62 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 45 | Ghana | 147.35 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 46 | Uganda | 144.98 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 47 | Honduras | 138.37 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 48 | Syria | 137.39 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 49 | Cape Verde | 136.87 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 50 | El Salvador | 129.72 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 51 | Tanzania | 125.96 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 125.69 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 53 | Libya | 118.29 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 54 | United Arab Emirates | 115.05 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 55 | Lesotho | 107.56 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 56 | Kuwait | 105.57 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 57 | Mauritius | 105.5 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 58 | Botswana | 105.39 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 59 | Qatar | 104.33 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 60 | Zambia | 101.43 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 61 | China | 101.43 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 62 | Albania | 99.49 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 63 | Dominican Republic | 99.15 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 64 | Burma | 98.45 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 65 | Swaziland | 93.53 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 66 | Turkey | 93.45 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 67 | South Africa | 88.45 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 68 | Kenya | 85.76 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 69 | Namibia | 84.39 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 70 | Jamaica | 84.36 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 71 | Brazil | 84.35 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 72 | Indonesia | 84.08 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 73 | Lebanon | 83.32 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 74 | Equatorial Guinea | 82.93 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 75 | Reunion | 81.17 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 76 | Bolivia | 79.11 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 77 | Bahrain | 76.93 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 78 | Congo, Republic of the | 75.66 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 79 | Malaysia | 71.35 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 70.53 per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 80 | Peru | 61.63 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 59.62 per 1,000 people | 2003 | |||
| 81 | Sri Lanka | 58.33 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 82 | Malta | 57.7 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 83 | Mexico | 55.87 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 84 | Brunei | 55.66 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 85 | Singapore | 55.29 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 86 | Portugal | 54.1 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 87 | Jordan | 54.09 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 88 | Zimbabwe | 53.74 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 89 | Ecuador | 53.2 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 90 | Hong Kong | 52.83 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 91 | Colombia | 52.38 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 92 | Panama | 50.05 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 93 | Vietnam | 48.49 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 94 | Puerto Rico | 45.41 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 95 | Macau | 44.46 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 96 | Venezuela | 44.24 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 97 | Fiji | 42.7 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 98 | Paraguay | 39 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 99 | Belize | 32.88 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 100 | The Bahamas | 31.16 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 101 | Netherlands Antilles | 30.75 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 102 | Israel | 30.75 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 103 | Thailand | 30.48 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 104 | Costa Rica | 28.68 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 105 | Philippines | 28.17 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 106 | Chile | 27.33 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 107 | Cuba | 24.01 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 108 | Argentina | 21.57 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 109 | Cyprus | 21.03 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 110 | Greece | 20.76 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 111 | Uruguay | 17.13 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 112 | Spain | 17.1 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 113 | Martinique | 16.43 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 114 | Maldives | 15.32 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 115 | South Korea | 15.13 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 116 | Romania | 13.81 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 117 | Armenia | 13.5 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 118 | Croatia | 12.56 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 119 | Italy | 11.9 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 120 | Bulgaria | 11.48 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 121 | Trinidad and Tobago | 11.33 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 122 | Mongolia | 10.16 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 123 | Guyana | 8.95 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 124 | Moldova | 7.29 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 125 | Samoa | 6.58 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 126 | Hungary | 5.07 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 127 | Uzbekistan | 4.71 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 128 | Kazakhstan | 4.25 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 129 | Tajikistan | 3.98 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 130 | Lithuania | 3.42 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 131 | Russia | 3.29 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 132 | Ukraine | 2.93 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 133 | Slovenia | 2.91 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 134 | Belarus | 2.59 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 135 | Barbados | 2.24 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 136 | Poland | 2.06 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 137 | Estonia | 1.85 per 1,000 people | 2003 | ||
| 138 | Latvia | 1.76 per 1,000 people | 2003 |
