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DEFINITION:
Compares countries by number of illiterate individuals aged over 10. 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 |
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1 | India | 281.02 million | 2001 | ||
2 | China | 54.19 million | 2010 | ||
3 | Pakistan | 48.85 million | 1998 | ||
4 | Bangladesh | 46.02 million | 2001 | ||
5 | Egypt | 40.37 million | 2006 | ||
6 | Ethiopia | 29.22 million | 2007 | ||
7 | Nigeria | 29.01 million | 2006 | ||
8 | Indonesia | 14.98 million | 2005 | ||
9 | Brazil | 14.6 million | 2010 | ||
10 | Morocco | 10.18 million | 2004 | ||
11 | Iran | 9.48 million | 2011 | ||
12 | Nepal | 7.66 million | 2001 | ||
13 | Burkina Faso | 6.85 million | 2006 | ||
14 | Tanzania | 6.74 million | 2002 | ||
15 | Algeria | 6.61 million | 1998 | ||
16 | Mozambique | 6.18 million | 2007 | ||
17 | Niger | 5.85 million | 2001 | ||
18 | Mexico | 5.59 million | 2010 | ||
19 | Vietnam | 5.35 million | 1999 | ||
20 | South Africa | 5.29 million | 1996 | ||
21 | Uganda | 5.05 million | 2002 | ||
22 | Philippines | 4.4 million | 2000 | ||
23 | Turkey | 3.01 million | 2011 | ||
24 | Burundi | 2.79 million | 2008 | ||
25 | Benin | 2.68 million | 2002 | ||
26 | Cambodia | 2.67 million | 1998 | ||
27 | Saudi Arabia | 2.6 million | 2004 | ||
28 | Colombia | 2.46 million | 2005 | ||
29 | Guatemala | 2.22 million | 2002 | ||
30 | Sierra Leone | 2.07 million | 2004 | ||
31 | Thailand | 1.93 million | 2010 | ||
32 | Tunisia | 1.89 million | 2004 | ||
33 | Malaysia | 1.72 million | 2000 | ||
34 | Papua New Guinea | 1.57 million | 2000 | ||
35 | Peru | 1.39 million | 2007 | ||
36 | Ukraine | 1.36 million | 2001 | ||
37 | Sri Lanka | 1.24 million | 2001 | ||
38 | Venezuela | 1.15 million | 2001 | ||
39 | Liberia | 1.08 million | 2008 | ||
40 | Dominican Republic | 919,388 | 2010 | ||
41 | Spain | 899,219 | 2001 | ||
42 | Honduras | 793,994 | 2001 | ||
43 | Mauritania | 789,681 | 2000 | ||
44 | Italy | 775,925 | 2001 | ||
45 | Nicaragua | 772,025 | 2005 | ||
46 | Argentina | 767,027 | 2001 | ||
47 | El Salvador | 718,718 | 2007 | ||
48 | Ecuador | 688,712 | 2010 | ||
49 | Bolivia | 680,880 | 2001 | ||
50 | Zimbabwe | 630,271 | 2002 | ||
51 | Chile | 532,607 | 2002 | ||
52 | Romania | 508,994 | 2002 | ||
53 | Portugal | 498,766 | 2011 | ||
54 | Russia | 389,129 | 2010 | ||
55 | Greece | 371,452 | 2001 | ||
56 | East Timor | 318,502 | 2004 | ||
57 | Oman | 291,347 | 2003 | ||
58 | Paraguay | 258,241 | 2002 | ||
59 | Bhutan | 211,514 | 2005 | ||
60 | Palestine | 196,915 | 1997 | ||
61 | Kuwait | 150,714 | 2005 | ||
62 | Panama | 148,747 | 2010 | ||
63 | Serbia | 127,463 | 2011 | ||
64 | Bulgaria | 110,933 | 2011 | ||
65 | Mauritius | 105,521 | 2011 | ||
66 | Costa Rica | 86,730 | 2011 | ||
67 | Uruguay | 80,389 | 1996 | ||
68 | Swaziland | 77,568 | 2007 | ||
69 | Croatia | 69,777 | 2001 | ||
70 | Albania | 67,539 | 2011 | ||
71 | Republic of Macedonia | 63,562 | 2002 | ||
72 | Hungary | 63,116 | 2001 | ||
73 | Turkmenistan | 56,116 | 1995 | ||
74 | Qatar | 54,578 | 2010 | ||
75 | Kazakhstan | 54,254 | 1999 | ||
76 | Kyrgyzstan | 42,414 | 1999 | ||
77 | Fiji | 37,313 | 1996 | ||
78 | Mongolia | 36,519 | 2010 | ||
79 | Suriname | 33,711 | 2004 | ||
80 | Bahrain | 31,756 | 2001 | ||
81 | Belarus | 30,905 | 2009 | ||
82 | Moldova | 30,025 | 2004 | ||
83 | Malta | 26,121 | 2005 | ||
84 | Saint Lucia | 18,033 | 2001 | ||
85 | Cuba | 17,845 | 2002 | ||
86 | Brunei | 17,115 | 2001 | ||
87 | Azerbaijan | 17,002 | 2009 | ||
88 | Tajikistan | 13,467 | 2010 | ||
89 | Sao Tome and Principe | 13,003 | 2001 | ||
90 | Georgia | 12,557 | 2002 | ||
91 | Lithuania | 10,324 | 2011 | ||
92 | Montenegro | 8,149 | 2011 | ||
93 | Armenia | 6,503 | 2011 | ||
94 | Seychelles | 4,078 | 2010 | ||
95 | Maldives | 3,521 | 2006 | ||
96 | Kiribati | 2,485 | 2010 | ||
97 | Latvia | 2,065 | 2011 | ||
98 | Aruba | 1,881 | 2000 | ||
99 | Tonga | 1,572 | 2006 | ||
100 | Estonia | 1,490 | 2011 | ||
101 | North Korea | 326 | 2008 |