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

Cambodia
683,262 number
in 2015
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
620,351 number
in 2019
Cambodia rank
34th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
36th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male over time

  • Cambodia
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
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How they compare

Cambodia currently reports 683,262 number against 620,351 number in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), a difference of 62,911 number.

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.

Cambodia ranks 34th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th of 87 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 621,785 number 2.11 million number 1.49 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 647,741 number 1.40 million number 747,996 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 719,422 number 728,907 number 9,486 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male, Cambodia or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Cambodia, at 683,262 number against 620,351 number in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) as of 2015.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between Cambodia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
62,911 number, with Cambodia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Cambodia and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
Cambodia ranks 34th 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.