What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Greece and Portugal?

7,490 number, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?

5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.

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.

Greece vs Portugal: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes

Greece

68,175 number

in 2018

Portugal

75,665 number

in 2018

Greece rank

61st

Portugal rank

59th

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

Greece
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 75,665 number against 68,175 number in Greece, a difference of 7,490 number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Greece's.

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

Greece ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 59th of 83 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	298,927 number	869,086 number	570,159 number	Portugal
1990s	265,001 number	416,650 number	151,649 number	Portugal
2000s	118,469 number	240,800 number	122,331 number	Portugal
2010s	69,756 number	86,770 number	17,014 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes, Greece or Portugal?: Portugal, at 75,665 number against 68,175 number in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes between Greece and Portugal?: 7,490 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, both sexes?: Greece ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 59th 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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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: 21 August 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.