Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) vs Turkey: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
27.08 million number
in 2019
Turkey
2.38 million number
in 2017
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st
Turkey rank
31st

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

  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
  • Turkey
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How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 27.08 million number against 2.38 million number in Turkey, a difference of 24.70 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 11.4 times Turkey's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Turkey ranks 31st of 39 groups.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 38.71 million number 9.08 million number 29.63 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1980s 41.37 million number 8.30 million number 33.07 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
1990s 42.62 million number 7.30 million number 35.32 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 35.93 million number 5.68 million number 30.25 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 31.62 million number 2.84 million number 28.79 million number Latin America & Caribbean (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, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) or Turkey?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 27.08 million number against 2.38 million number in Turkey as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes between Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Turkey?
24.70 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Turkey?
17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
How do Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) and Turkey rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st and Turkey ranks 31st 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
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.