Burundi vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes

Burundi
1.38 million number
in 2017
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
31.80 million number
in 2019
Burundi rank
30th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
28th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes over time

  • Burundi
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197619972019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 31.80 million number against 1.38 million number in Burundi, a difference of 30.42 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 23.1 times Burundi's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 30th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 83 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.02 million number 203.39 million number 202.37 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 1.16 million number 150.41 million number 149.25 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 1.10 million number 54.98 million number 53.87 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 1.39 million number 36.84 million number 35.45 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes, Burundi or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 31.80 million number against 1.38 million number in Burundi as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Burundi and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
30.42 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2017.
How do Burundi and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?
Burundi ranks 30th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th of 83 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
122 places, 2,239 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of adults from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.