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

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
329,574 number
in 2019
Saudi Arabia
280,724 number
in 2017
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
36th
Saudi Arabia rank
39th

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 329,574 number against 280,724 number in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 48,850 number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Saudi Arabia ranks 39th of 39 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.36 million number 885,846 number 476,184 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 807,781 number 734,835 number 72,946 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 352,846 number 276,258 number 76,588 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

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 Saudi Arabia?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 329,574 number against 280,724 number in Saudi Arabia as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, male between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
48,850 number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia?
5 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2017.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Saudi Arabia rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Saudi Arabia ranks 39th 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.