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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
31.80 million number
in 2019
Rwanda
1.36 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
28th
Rwanda rank
31st

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

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 31.80 million number against 1.36 million number in Rwanda, a difference of 30.44 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 23.4 times Rwanda's.

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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Rwanda ranks 31st of 39 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Rwanda Difference Ahead
1970s 204.07 million number 964,667 number 203.11 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 66.06 million number 957,162 number 65.10 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 39.72 million number 1.33 million number 38.39 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, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Rwanda?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 31.80 million number against 1.36 million number in Rwanda as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Rwanda?
30.44 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Rwanda?
6 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Rwanda rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Rwanda ranks 31st 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
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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.