Mexico vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male

Mexico
869,768 number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
15.55 million number
in 2019
Mexico rank
26th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
23rd

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male over time

  • Mexico
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
05.0M10.0M15.0M197119952019

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 15.55 million number against 869,768 number in Mexico, a difference of 14.68 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.9 times Mexico's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Mexico ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 83 countries.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1980s 1.65 million number 13.14 million number 11.49 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 1.55 million number 14.20 million number 12.65 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 1.30 million number 12.52 million number 11.22 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 1.03 million number 14.25 million number 13.22 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher illiterate population, 25-64 years, male, Mexico or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 15.55 million number against 869,768 number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in illiterate population, 25-64 years, male between Mexico and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
14.68 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
19 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do Mexico and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Mexico ranks 26th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 83 countries.
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.