East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Viet Nam: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
11.12 million number
in 2019
Viet Nam
1.02 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
27th
Viet Nam rank
24th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Viet Nam
020.0M40.0M60.0M197619972019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 11.12 million number against 1.02 million number in Viet Nam, a difference of 10.10 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 10.9 times Viet Nam's.

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

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Viet Nam ranks 24th of 39 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Viet Nam Difference Ahead
1970s 67.39 million number 781,298 number 66.61 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1980s 45.69 million number 594,513 number 45.10 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 22.60 million number 879,405 number 21.72 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 15.82 million number 909,994 number 14.91 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 11.68 million number 1.02 million number 10.66 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, male, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) or Viet Nam?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 11.12 million number against 1.02 million number in Viet Nam as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, male between East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Viet Nam?
10.10 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Viet Nam?
6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) and Viet Nam rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 27th and Viet Nam ranks 24th of 39 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

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.