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Education > Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 75-79: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals, in the age range 75 to 79. 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 China 7.73 million 2010
2 India 4.08 million 2001
3 Brazil 795,159 2010
4 Mexico 377,031 2010
5 Turkey 335,000 2011
6 Nigeria 330,387 2006
7 Thailand 248,572 2000
8 Morocco 207,644 2004
9 Algeria 186,741 1998
10 Colombia 149,417 2005
11 Ghana 139,579 2010
12 Italy 114,839 2001
13 Spain 111,725 2001
14 Portugal 104,748 2011
15 Peru 93,874 2007
16 Mozambique 93,135 2007
17 Burkina Faso 75,496 2006
18 Romania 61,562 2002
19 Ecuador 50,214 2010
20 Mali 50,062 1998
21 Russia 42,654 2010
22 Greece 40,745 2001
23 Bolivia 39,383 2001
24 El Salvador 39,033 2007
25 Dominican Republic 37,146 2010
26 Chile 36,701 2002
27 Sierra Leone 30,823 2004
28 Serbia 30,819 2011
29 Burundi 30,504 2008
30 Zimbabwe 29,407 2002
31 Honduras 25,919 2001
32 Laos 23,158 2005
33 Nicaragua 21,166 2005
34 Liberia 19,596 2008
35 Lesotho 12,673 2006
36 Albania 11,223 2011
37 Paraguay 11,187 2002
38 Croatia 11,135 2001
39 Panama 9,562 2010
40 Bulgaria 9,202 2011
41 Republic of Macedonia 7,998 2002
42 Namibia 7,636 2001
43 Mauritius 7,478 2000
44 Costa Rica 6,678 2011
45 Oman 6,461 2003
46 Palestine 6,421 2007
47 Belarus 5,761 2009
48 Kyrgyzstan 4,085 1999
49 Swaziland 3,675 2007
50 Hungary 2,807 2001
51 Azerbaijan 2,487 2009
52 Malta 2,231 2005
53 Suriname 1,775 2004
54 Armenia 1,595 2001
55 Cyprus 1,556 2011
56 Montenegro 1,451 2011
57 Mongolia 1,090 2010
58 Saint Lucia 825 2001
59 Sao Tome and Principe 691 2001
60 Lithuania 581 2011
61 Seychelles 389 2002
62 Estonia 127 2011
63 Aruba 109 2000
64 Latvia 75 2011
65 North Korea 50 2008
66 Tonga 31 2006

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Education > Literacy > Illiterates > Aged 75-79: Countries Compared Map

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