Burundi vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes over time
- Burundi
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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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About this data
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.