Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Portugal

Portugal: Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male was 39,067 number in 2018. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2018)
39,067 number
World rank
58th
of 83 countries
All-time high
305,018 number
in 1981
All-time low
39,067 number
in 2018
Years of data
5
1981–2018

Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Portugal, 1981–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k1981199920181981: 305.0k number1991: 145.3k number2001: 95.6k number2011: 48.1k number2018: 39.1k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Portugal recorded 39,067 number for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in 2018. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Portugal peaked at 305,018 number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 39,067 number, in 2018.

Portugal ranks 58th of 83 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 305,018 number 305,018 number 305,018 number 1
1990s 145,338 number 145,338 number 145,338 number 1
2000s 95,625 number 95,625 number 95,625 number 1
2010s 43,589 number 39,067 number 48,111 number 2

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 55 Kuwait 59,645 number compare
  2. 56 Bolivia 59,262 number compare
  3. 57 Oman 57,277 number compare
  4. 59 Namibia 39,029 number compare
  5. 60 Greece 38,580 number compare
  6. 61 Jordan 31,679 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Portugal?
Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male in Portugal was 39,067 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 305,018 number in 1981.
What is the lowest illiterate population, 25-64 years, male recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 39,067 number in 2018.
How does Portugal rank for illiterate population, 25-64 years, male?
Portugal ranks 58th out of 83 countries with data for 2018.
Is illiterate population, 25-64 years, male rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Portugal data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Illiterate population, 25-64 years, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

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
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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.