What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Central Europe and the Baltics and Türkiye?

636,488 number, with Türkiye ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Türkiye?

14 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.

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.

Central Europe and the Baltics vs Türkiye: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes

Central Europe and the Baltics

355,883 number

in 2016

Türkiye

992,371 number

in 2017

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

37th

Türkiye rank

36th

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

Central Europe and the Baltics
Türkiye

How they compare

Türkiye currently reports 992,371 number against 355,883 number in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 636,488 number.

That makes Türkiye's figure about 2.8 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

Across all 14 years both countries report, Türkiye has been ahead every year.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 37th and Türkiye ranks 36th of 39 groups.

Türkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Europe and the Baltics	Türkiye	Difference	Ahead
1980s	712,130 number	5.14 million number	4.43 million number	Türkiye
1990s	621,972 number	5.01 million number	4.39 million number	Türkiye
2000s	392,810 number	3.31 million number	2.92 million number	Türkiye
2010s	354,363 number	1.34 million number	984,500 number	Türkiye

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes, Central Europe and the Baltics or Türkiye?: Türkiye, at 992,371 number against 355,883 number in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2017.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Central Europe and the Baltics and Türkiye?: 636,488 number, with Türkiye ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Türkiye?: 14 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2016.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Türkiye rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 37th and Türkiye ranks 36th of 39 groups.
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: 04 September 2026

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.