Burundi vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male

Burundi
683,416 number
in 2017
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
620,351 number
in 2019
Burundi rank
33rd
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
36th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male over time

  • Burundi
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
1.0M2.0M3.0M197919992019

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 683,416 number against 620,351 number in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 63,065 number.

That makes Burundi's figure about 1.1 times Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Burundi ranks 33rd and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 87 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 1 and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 703,998 number 2.49 million number 1.78 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 755,274 number 1.56 million number 808,166 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 740,682 number 701,581 number 39,102 number Burundi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male, Burundi or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Burundi, at 683,416 number against 620,351 number in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2017.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between Burundi and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
63,065 number, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Burundi and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
Burundi ranks 33rd and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th 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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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.