Education > Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women: Countries Compared
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 179.8 million | 2003 | ||
| 2 | China | 96.41 million | 2003 | ||
| 3 | Pakistan | 30.4 million | 2003 | ||
| 4 | Bangladesh | 30.15 million | 2003 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 13.83 million | 2003 | |||
| 5 | Nigeria | 13.31 million | 2003 | ||
| 6 | Egypt | 12.57 million | 2003 | ||
| 7 | Indonesia | 12.44 million | 2003 | ||
| 8 | Ethiopia | 12.15 million | 2003 | ||
| 9 | Brazil | 7.81 million | 2003 | ||
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6.55 million | 2003 | ||
| 11 | Iran | 6.51 million | 2003 | ||
| 12 | Morocco | 6.41 million | 2003 | ||
| 13 | Iraq | 5.53 million | 2003 | ||
| 14 | Nepal | 5.22 million | 2003 | ||
| 15 | Turkey | 5.2 million | 2003 | ||
| 16 | Sudan | 5 million | 2003 | ||
| 17 | Algeria | 4.16 million | 2003 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 4 million | 2003 | |||
| 18 | Mozambique | 3.7 million | 2003 | ||
| 19 | Yemen | 3.64 million | 2003 | ||
| 20 | Mexico | 3.55 million | 2003 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 3.26 million | 2003 | |||
| 21 | Tanzania | 3.14 million | 2003 | ||
| 22 | Burma | 3.1 million | 2003 | ||
| 23 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2.88 million | 2003 | ||
| 24 | Burkina Faso | 2.88 million | 2003 | ||
| 25 | Mali | 2.78 million | 2003 | ||
| 26 | Niger | 2.71 million | 2003 | ||
| 27 | Uganda | 2.57 million | 2003 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 2.52 million | 2003 | |||
| 28 | Vietnam | 2.42 million | 2003 | ||
| 29 | South Africa | 2.17 million | 2003 | ||
| 30 | Ghana | 2.06 million | 2003 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 2.03 million | 2003 | |||
| 31 | Senegal | 2.01 million | 2003 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 1.97 million | 2003 | |||
| 32 | Kenya | 1.94 million | 2003 | ||
| 33 | Syria | 1.93 million | 2003 | ||
| 34 | Madagascar | 1.83 million | 2003 | ||
| 35 | Saudi Arabia | 1.73 million | 2003 | ||
| 36 | Cambodia | 1.7 million | 2003 | ||
| 37 | Malawi | 1.66 million | 2003 | ||
| 38 | Cameroon | 1.49 million | 2003 | ||
| 39 | Chad | 1.43 million | 2003 | ||
| 40 | Benin | 1.41 million | 2003 | ||
| 41 | Thailand | 1.33 million | 2003 | ||
| 42 | Haiti | 1.33 million | 2003 | ||
| 43 | Guatemala | 1.3 million | 2003 | ||
| 44 | Tunisia | 1.26 million | 2003 | ||
| 45 | Peru | 1.25 million | 2003 | ||
| 46 | Colombia | 1.16 million | 2003 | ||
| 47 | Philippines | 1.15 million | 2003 | ||
| 48 | Malaysia | 1.14 million | 2003 | ||
| 49 | Burundi | 1.07 million | 2003 | ||
| 50 | Rwanda | 828,700 | 2003 | ||
| 51 | Zambia | 742,800 | 2003 | ||
| 52 | Togo | 741,300 | 2003 | ||
| 53 | Laos | 726,000 | 2003 | ||
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 714,900 | 2003 | ||
| 55 | Central African Republic | 696,800 | 2003 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 649,935 | 2003 | |||
| 56 | Eritrea | 628,200 | 2003 | ||
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 601,300 | 2003 | ||
| 58 | Venezuela | 598,600 | 2003 | ||
| 59 | South Korea | 583,400 | 2003 | ||
| 60 | Liberia | 582,500 | 2003 | ||
| 61 | Mauritania | 562,900 | 2003 | ||
| 62 | Nicaragua | 526,900 | 2003 | ||
| 63 | Libya | 515,200 | 2003 | ||
| 64 | Bolivia | 513,200 | 2003 | ||
| 65 | Spain | 503,500 | 2003 | ||
| 66 | El Salvador | 502,000 | 2003 | ||
| 67 | Zimbabwe | 474,700 | 2003 | ||
| 68 | Honduras | 473,000 | 2003 | ||
| 69 | Italy | 447,300 | 2003 | ||
| 70 | Dominican Republic | 446,300 | 2003 | ||
| 71 | Argentina | 420,500 | 2003 | ||
| 72 | Ecuador | 409,200 | 2003 | ||
| 73 | Portugal | 385,800 | 2003 | ||
| 74 | Russia | 325,100 | 2003 | ||
| 75 | The Gambia | 287,600 | 2003 | ||
| 76 | Hong Kong | 282,600 | 2003 | ||
| 77 | Guinea-Bissau | 268,200 | 2003 | ||
| 78 | Oman | 239,800 | 2003 | ||
| 79 | Lebanon | 239,600 | 2003 | ||
| 80 | Chile | 230,200 | 2003 | ||
| 81 | Albania | 229,300 | 2003 | ||
| 82 | Romania | 221,400 | 2003 | ||
| 83 | Jordan | 206,200 | 2003 | ||
| 84 | Congo, Republic of the | 196,700 | 2003 | ||
| 85 | Singapore | 175,000 | 2003 | ||
| 86 | Greece | 167,600 | 2003 | ||
| 87 | Israel | 147,800 | 2003 | ||
| 88 | Cuba | 140,700 | 2003 | ||
| 89 | Paraguay | 127,100 | 2003 | ||
| 90 | United Arab Emirates | 116,400 | 2003 | ||
| 91 | Comoros | 113,300 | 2003 | ||
| 92 | Kuwait | 110,900 | 2003 | ||
| 93 | Ukraine | 96,800 | 2003 | ||
| 94 | Puerto Rico | 89,200 | 2003 | ||
| 95 | Uzbekistan | 88,100 | 2003 | ||
| 96 | Namibia | 87,400 | 2003 | ||
| 97 | Djibouti | 85,700 | 2003 | ||
| 98 | Panama | 84,600 | 2003 | ||
| 99 | Botswana | 83,600 | 2003 | ||
| 100 | Jamaica | 79,100 | 2003 | ||
| 101 | Mauritius | 78,500 | 2003 | ||
| 102 | Bulgaria | 61,500 | 2003 | ||
| 103 | Costa Rica | 58,000 | 2003 | ||
| 104 | Swaziland | 55,200 | 2003 | ||
| 105 | Cape Verde | 48,200 | 2003 | ||
| 106 | Kazakhstan | 45,400 | 2003 | ||
| 107 | Croatia | 45,100 | 2003 | ||
| 108 | Poland | 42,400 | 2003 | ||
| 109 | Lesotho | 35,500 | 2003 | ||
| 110 | Hungary | 32,700 | 2003 | ||
| 111 | Armenia | 31,800 | 2003 | ||
| 112 | Equatorial Guinea | 30,800 | 2003 | ||
| 113 | Bahrain | 30,000 | 2003 | ||
| 114 | Reunion | 26,500 | 2003 | ||
| 115 | Uruguay | 24,000 | 2003 | ||
| 116 | Moldova | 23,100 | 2003 | ||
| 117 | Fiji | 22,600 | 2003 | ||
| 118 | Qatar | 20,600 | 2003 | ||
| 119 | Tajikistan | 18,400 | 2003 | ||
| 120 | Belarus | 17,100 | 2003 | ||
| 121 | Macau | 15,300 | 2003 | ||
| 122 | Mongolia | 13,300 | 2003 | ||
| 123 | Brunei | 13,100 | 2003 | ||
| 124 | Cyprus | 11,900 | 2003 | ||
| 125 | Malta | 10,400 | 2003 | ||
| 126 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10,200 | 2003 | ||
| 127 | Lithuania | 7,300 | 2003 | ||
| 128 | Belize | 4,500 | 2003 | ||
| 129 | Guyana | 4,300 | 2003 | ||
| 130 | The Bahamas | 4,100 | 2003 | ||
| 131 | Slovenia | 3,300 | 2003 | ||
| 132 | Martinique | 3,100 | 2003 | ||
| 133 | Netherlands Antilles | 2,800 | 2003 | ||
| 134 | Maldives | 2,400 | 2003 | ||
| 135 | Latvia | 2,300 | 2003 | ||
| 136 | Estonia | 1,300 | 2003 | ||
| 137 | Samoa | 700 | 2003 | ||
| 138 | Barbados | 300 | 2003 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Education > Illiterate population by sex > Aged 15+ > Women
- India has had the highest illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women since 1980.
- Barbados has ranked last for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women since 1980.
- Pakistan ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Muslim countries in 2003.
- China ranked second for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
- Mexico ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Former Spanish colonies in 2003.
- Ethiopia ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Christian countries in 2003.
- Nigeria ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2003.
- Brazil ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Catholic countries in 2003.
- Egypt ranked first for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Middle Eastern and North Africa in 2003.
- Bangladesh ranked third for illiterate population by sex > aged 15+ > women amongst Hot countries in 2003.