Cambodia vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male

Cambodia
683,262 number
in 2015
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
12.17 million number
in 2019
Cambodia rank
34th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male over time

  • Cambodia
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197419962019

How they compare

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 12.17 million number against 683,262 number in Cambodia, a difference of 11.49 million number.

That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 17.8 times Cambodia's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Cambodia ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 87 countries.

Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cambodia Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 621,785 number 16.80 million number 16.18 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2000s 647,741 number 15.73 million number 15.08 million number Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
2010s 719,422 number 14.03 million number 13.31 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, male, Cambodia or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 12.17 million number against 683,262 number in Cambodia as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between Cambodia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
11.49 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cambodia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2015.
How do Cambodia and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
Cambodia ranks 34th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st 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.