Benin vs Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes

Benin
3.81 million number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
63.56 million number
in 2019
Benin rank
25th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
27th

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

  • Benin
  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 63.56 million number against 3.81 million number in Benin, a difference of 59.75 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.7 times Benin's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th of 87 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 Benin Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1970s 1.67 million number 51.42 million number 49.75 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 2.09 million number 57.35 million number 55.26 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 2.92 million number 57.91 million number 54.99 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 3.74 million number 58.50 million number 54.77 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 adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes, Benin or Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 63.56 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
59.75 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Benin and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
Benin ranks 25th and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 27th 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.