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

Madagascar
3.93 million number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
63.56 million number
in 2019
Madagascar rank
24th
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
27th

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

  • Madagascar
  • 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 3.93 million number in Madagascar, a difference of 59.63 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 16.2 times Madagascar's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Madagascar ranks 24th 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 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
2000s 3.59 million number 57.70 million number 54.10 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 3.78 million number 58.50 million number 54.73 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, Madagascar 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 3.93 million number in Madagascar as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes between Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
59.63 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Madagascar and Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes?
Madagascar ranks 24th 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.