Benin vs East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes

Benin
3.81 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
67.42 million number
in 2019
Benin rank
25th
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
25th

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

  • Benin
  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 67.42 million number against 3.81 million number in Benin, a difference of 63.61 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.7 times Benin's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 87 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.67 million number 283.57 million number 281.91 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 2.09 million number 216.02 million number 213.92 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 2.92 million number 113.40 million number 110.49 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 3.74 million number 77.19 million number 73.45 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes, Benin or East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 67.42 million number against 3.81 million number in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes between Benin and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
63.61 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Benin and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
Benin ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 25th of 87 countries.
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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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,267 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of adults over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.