GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 vs East Timor: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
230.85 million
in 2024
East Timor
270,094
in 2022
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank
42nd
East Timor rank
41st

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes over time

  • GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
  • East Timor
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M198920062024

How they compare

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 currently reports 230.85 million against 270,094 in East Timor, a difference of 230.58 million.

That makes GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024's figure about 854.7 times East Timor's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has been ahead every year.

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 42nd and East Timor ranks 41st of 203 groups.

GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 East Timor Difference Ahead
2000s 172.24 million 279,494 171.96 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2010s 199.72 million 258,366 199.47 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
2020s 220.58 million 270,094 220.31 million GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes, GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 or East Timor?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, at 230.85 million against 270,094 in East Timor as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes between GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and East Timor?
230.58 million, with GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and East Timor?
5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
How do GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 and East Timor rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
GPE: Sub-saharan Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 42nd and East Timor ranks 41st of 203 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 6,930 data points, 1989–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release