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

116,047 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, male (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, male

Central Europe and the Baltics

161,080 number

in 2016

Zambia

277,127 number

in 2018

Central Europe and the Baltics rank

37th

Zambia rank

40th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male over time

Central Europe and the Baltics
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 277,127 number against 161,080 number in Central Europe and the Baltics, a difference of 116,047 number.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.7 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 40th of 38 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	172,606 number	264,676 number	92,070 number	Zambia
2000s	164,457 number	384,208 number	219,751 number	Zambia
2010s	151,812 number	234,179 number	82,367 number	Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, male, Central Europe and the Baltics or Zambia?: Zambia, at 277,127 number against 161,080 number in Central Europe and the Baltics as of 2018.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, male between Central Europe and the Baltics and Zambia?: 116,047 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, male?: Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 37th and Zambia ranks 40th of 38 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (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, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 122 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Total number of males from age 25 to age 64 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.