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Education > Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 25-29: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 25 to 29. 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 India 27.49 million 2001
2 Bangladesh 5.67 million 2001
3 Pakistan 5.16 million 1998
4 Egypt 4.77 million 2006
5 Ethiopia 3.46 million 2007
6 Nigeria 3.11 million 2006
7 Morocco 964,266 2004
8 Nepal 759,207 2001
9 Mozambique 747,706 2007
10 Burkina Faso 745,481 2006
11 Brazil 678,823 2010
12 Niger 637,458 2001
13 China 609,029 2010
14 Tanzania 569,678 2002
15 Algeria 509,919 1998
16 Mali 502,730 1998
17 Ghana 482,332 2010
18 Indonesia 373,439 2005
19 Iran 355,241 2011
20 Benin 334,758 2002
21 South Africa 313,144 1996
22 Philippines 308,211 2000
23 Thailand 270,127 2010
24 Sierra Leone 267,069 2004
25 Burundi 264,842 2008
26 Palestine 248,268 2007
27 Cambodia 245,223 2008
28 Mexico 234,222 2010
29 Saudi Arabia 183,127 2004
30 Guatemala 178,562 2002
31 Papua New Guinea 152,908 2000
32 Colombia 130,176 2005
33 Liberia 128,687 2008
34 Turkey 109,000 2011
35 Laos 102,367 2005
36 Tunisia 94,500 2004
37 Malaysia 84,623 2000
38 Mauritania 84,369 2000
39 Sri Lanka 80,049 2001
40 Nicaragua 77,266 2005
41 Dominican Republic 64,007 2010
42 Peru 59,873 2007
43 Honduras 57,534 2001
44 El Salvador 46,167 2007
45 Lesotho 42,026 2006
46 Argentina 34,978 2001
47 Russia 31,964 2010
48 Ecuador 30,287 2010
49 Bolivia 29,442 2001
50 Romania 26,389 2002
51 Bhutan 22,861 2005
52 Spain 20,447 2001
53 Zimbabwe 19,700 2002
54 East Timor 19,647 2004
55 Namibia 19,188 2001
56 Oman 15,500 2003
57 Paraguay 15,192 2002
58 Chile 15,168 2002
59 Libya 13,923 2006
60 Italy 12,725 2001
61 Bulgaria 11,147 2011
62 Greece 10,535 2001
63 Ukraine 9,945 2001
64 Qatar 9,330 2010
65 Panama 8,912 2010
66 Bahrain 8,212 2010
67 Mongolia 5,485 2010
68 Portugal 5,460 2011
69 Costa Rica 5,248 2011
70 Swaziland 4,958 2007
71 Kuwait 4,690 2005
72 Mauritius 3,856 2011
73 Hungary 3,669 2001
74 Belize 3,568 2000
75 Serbia 3,404 2011
76 Albania 3,144 2011
77 Uruguay 2,994 1996
78 Suriname 1,921 2004
79 Republic of Macedonia 1,756 2002
80 Belarus 1,519 2009
81 Kazakhstan 1,515 1999
82 Croatia 1,011 2001
83 Kyrgyzstan 964 1999
84 Brunei 863 2001
85 Malta 821 2005
86 Lithuania 805 2011
87 Fiji 749 1996
88 Turkmenistan 696 1995
89 Tajikistan 588 2010
90 Azerbaijan 517 2009
91 Cuba 488 2002
92 Georgia 444 2002
93 Sao Tome and Principe 433 2001
94 Armenia 417 2011
95 Saint Lucia 304 2001
96 Montenegro 289 2011
97 Moldova 253 2004
98 Latvia 232 2011
99 Kiribati 213 2010
100 Cyprus 209 2011
101 Macau 196 2011
102 Maldives 194 2006
103 Estonia 152 2011
104 Tonga 136 2006
105 Aruba 102 2000
106 Seychelles 69 2010
107 North Korea 4 2008
108 Tokelau 0.0 2011

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