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Education > Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 55-59: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Compares countries by number of male iliterate individuals, in the age range 55 to 59. 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 15.06 million 2001
2 China 5.66 million 2010
3 Pakistan 1.95 million 1998
4 Indonesia 1.64 million 2005
5 Bangladesh 1.52 million 2001
6 Brazil 1.3 million 2010
7 Iran 1.04 million 2011
8 Egypt 967,742 2006
9 Ethiopia 946,221 2007
10 Nigeria 810,526 2006
11 Morocco 513,874 2004
12 Algeria 503,911 1998
13 Mexico 486,817 2010
14 Nepal 441,619 2001
15 South Africa 365,811 1996
16 Tanzania 309,101 2002
17 Turkey 287,000 2011
18 Mozambique 269,320 2007
19 Burkina Faso 249,215 2006
20 Philippines 228,736 2000
21 Colombia 199,775 2005
22 Saudi Arabia 189,893 2004
23 Niger 186,741 2001
24 Ghana 182,501 2010
25 Mali 181,795 1998
26 Tunisia 161,200 2004
27 Malaysia 155,809 2000
28 Guatemala 127,060 2002
29 Peru 122,006 2007
30 Cambodia 112,351 2008
31 Burundi 102,579 2008
32 Thailand 101,496 2010
33 Benin 71,431 2002
34 Dominican Republic 69,534 2010
35 Argentina 65,253 2001
36 Bolivia 63,132 2001
37 Sierra Leone 62,739 2004
38 Ecuador 62,184 2010
39 Libya 58,074 2006
40 Laos 55,573 2005
41 El Salvador 54,753 2007
42 Spain 52,793 2001
43 Palestine 52,061 2007
44 Zimbabwe 49,717 2002
45 Honduras 46,514 2001
46 Chile 45,466 2002
47 Nicaragua 45,443 2005
48 Italy 37,996 2001
49 Liberia 36,028 2008
50 Mauritania 27,703 2000
51 Lesotho 26,422 2006
52 Oman 24,096 2003
53 Paraguay 16,900 2002
54 Portugal 16,247 2011
55 Greece 16,077 2001
56 Romania 15,981 2002
57 East Timor 15,931 2004
58 Ukraine 15,565 2001
59 Russia 14,437 2010
60 Kuwait 12,932 2005
61 Bhutan 12,278 2005
62 Mauritius 11,364 2011
63 Panama 10,633 2010
64 Namibia 9,914 2001
65 Costa Rica 5,807 2011
66 Uruguay 5,784 1996
67 Swaziland 5,019 2007
68 Serbia 5,018 2011
69 Bulgaria 5,014 2011
70 Hungary 4,624 2001
71 Fiji 4,585 1996
72 Malta 3,144 2005
73 Bahrain 3,107 2010
74 Croatia 2,960 2001
75 Republic of Macedonia 2,908 2002
76 Macau 2,895 2011
77 Qatar 2,678 2010
78 Turkmenistan 2,368 1995
79 Suriname 2,151 2004
80 Kyrgyzstan 1,969 1999
81 Kazakhstan 1,770 1999
82 Albania 1,747 2011
83 Brunei 1,616 2001
84 Belize 1,472 2000
85 Azerbaijan 1,050 2009
86 Sao Tome and Principe 1,013 2001
87 Mongolia 990 2010
88 Saint Lucia 893 2001
89 Belarus 749 2009
90 Lithuania 506 2011
91 Tajikistan 474 2010
92 Seychelles 410 2010
93 Georgia 334 2002
94 Montenegro 311 2011
95 Cyprus 295 2011
96 Armenia 200 2011
97 Maldives 148 2006
98 Aruba 110 2000
99 Kiribati 106 2010
100 Estonia 79 2011
101 Latvia 71 2011
102 Tonga 69 2006
103 Moldova 63 2004
104 North Korea 13 2008
105 Tokelau 1 2011

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