Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Philippines: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
329,574 number
in 2019
Philippines
425,685 number
in 2015
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
36th
Philippines rank
33rd

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Philippines
500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M198019992019

How they compare

Philippines currently reports 425,685 number against 329,574 number in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 96,111 number.

That makes Philippines's figure about 1.3 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

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

Across the 3 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Philippines Difference Ahead
1990s 1.34 million number 843,732 number 500,082 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 766,070 number 1.20 million number 433,946 number Philippines
2010s 361,700 number 656,000 number 294,300 number Philippines

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, male, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Philippines?
Philippines, at 425,685 number against 329,574 number in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, male between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Philippines?
96,111 number, with Philippines ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Philippines?
7 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Philippines rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Philippines ranks 33rd 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.