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

480,212 number, with Zambia ahead.

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

5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2010.

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 Zambia: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes

Central Europe and the Baltics

355,883 number

in 2016

Zambia

836,095 number

in 2018

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

37th

Zambia rank

38th

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

Central Europe and the Baltics
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 836,095 number against 355,883 number in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 480,212 number.

That makes Zambia's figure about 2.3 times Central Europe and the Baltics's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 38th of 39 groups.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Central Europe and the Baltics	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	541,820 number	852,620 number	310,801 number	Zambia
2000s	408,882 number	1.17 million number	762,944 number	Zambia
2010s	352,218 number	748,373 number	396,155 number	Zambia

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 Zambia?: Zambia, at 836,095 number against 355,883 number in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2018.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Central Europe and the Baltics and Zambia?: 480,212 number, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Central Europe and the Baltics and Zambia?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2010.
How do Central Europe and the Baltics and Zambia rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 38th 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.