Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Tunisia: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.30 million number
in 2019
Tunisia
1.12 million number
in 2014
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
36th
Tunisia rank
33rd

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

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Tunisia
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 1.30 million number against 1.12 million number in Tunisia, a difference of 185,790 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.2 times Tunisia's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Tunisia ranks 33rd of 39 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Tunisia Difference Ahead
1980s 6.65 million number 1.59 million number 5.06 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 3.93 million number 1.16 million number 2.77 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 1.88 million number 1.07 million number 810,828 number Europe & Central Asia (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, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Tunisia?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 1.30 million number against 1.12 million number in Tunisia as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Tunisia?
185,790 number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Tunisia?
8 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2014.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Tunisia rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Tunisia ranks 33rd 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

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.