East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Thailand: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
20.51 million number
in 2019
Thailand
1.33 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
28th
Thailand rank
27th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Thailand
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 20.51 million number against 1.33 million number in Thailand, a difference of 19.18 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 15.4 times Thailand's.

Across all 7 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Thailand ranks 27th of 39 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Thailand Difference Ahead
1980s 91.50 million number 1.11 million number 90.39 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 34.60 million number 1.15 million number 33.45 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 23.53 million number 1.25 million number 22.28 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Thailand?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 20.51 million number against 1.33 million number in Thailand as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Thailand?
19.18 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Thailand?
7 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2018.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Thailand rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 28th and Thailand ranks 27th of 39 groups.
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.