Benin vs East Asia & Pacific: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male

Benin
1.50 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific
25.19 million number
in 2019
Benin rank
24th
East Asia & Pacific rank
22nd

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male over time

  • Benin
  • East Asia & Pacific
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 25.19 million number against 1.50 million number in Benin, a difference of 23.69 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 16.8 times Benin's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 24th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 22nd of 87 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin East Asia & Pacific Difference Ahead
1970s 701,437 number 99.23 million number 98.53 million number East Asia & Pacific
1990s 825,401 number 71.84 million number 71.01 million number East Asia & Pacific
2000s 1.17 million number 39.21 million number 38.05 million number East Asia & Pacific
2010s 1.49 million number 28.93 million number 27.44 million number East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male, Benin or East Asia & Pacific?
East Asia & Pacific, at 25.19 million number against 1.50 million number in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between Benin and East Asia & Pacific?
23.69 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and East Asia & Pacific?
6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Benin and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
Benin ranks 24th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 22nd of 87 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,271 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

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