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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
67.42 million number
in 2019
Mexico
4.27 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
25th
Mexico rank
22nd

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

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

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 67.42 million number against 4.27 million number in Mexico, a difference of 63.14 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 15.8 times Mexico's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Mexico ranks 22nd of 39 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Mexico Difference Ahead
1980s 286.97 million number 6.36 million number 280.61 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 230.22 million number 6.34 million number 223.88 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 105.66 million number 5.90 million number 99.76 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 78.80 million number 4.87 million number 73.93 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, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Mexico?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 67.42 million number against 4.27 million number in Mexico as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Mexico?
63.14 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Mexico?
19 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Mexico rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 25th and Mexico ranks 22nd of 39 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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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
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Total number of adults over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.