What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, male between East Asia & Pacific and Thailand?

12.78 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Thailand?

7 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.

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.

East Asia & Pacific vs Thailand: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male

East Asia & Pacific

13.81 million number

in 2019

Thailand

1.03 million number

in 2018

East Asia & Pacific rank

24th

Thailand rank

22nd

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male over time

East Asia & Pacific
Thailand

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 13.81 million number against 1.03 million number in Thailand, a difference of 12.78 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 13.4 times Thailand's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 22nd of 38 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	East Asia & Pacific	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1980s	73.21 million number	690,610 number	72.52 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	21.05 million number	684,088 number	20.36 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	16.05 million number	794,967 number	15.26 million number	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, male, East Asia & Pacific or Thailand?: East Asia & Pacific, at 13.81 million number against 1.03 million number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, male between East Asia & Pacific and Thailand?: 12.78 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Thailand?: 7 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific and Thailand rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?: East Asia & Pacific ranks 24th and Thailand ranks 22nd 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.