Ethiopia vs Lower middle income: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male

Ethiopia
12.63 million number
in 2017
Lower middle income
179.92 million number
in 2019
Ethiopia rank
5th
Lower middle income rank
5th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Lower middle income
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197519972019

How they compare

Lower middle income currently reports 179.92 million number against 12.63 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 167.28 million number.

That makes Lower middle income's figure about 14.2 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Lower middle income has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 5th of 87 countries.

Lower middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lower middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 9.30 million number 189.91 million number 180.61 million number Lower middle income
2000s 10.79 million number 184.41 million number 173.62 million number Lower middle income
2010s 12.63 million number 180.72 million number 168.09 million number Lower middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male, Ethiopia or Lower middle income?
Lower middle income, at 179.92 million number against 12.63 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
167.28 million number, with Lower middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lower middle income?
5 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
How do Ethiopia and Lower middle income rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
Ethiopia ranks 5th and Lower middle income ranks 5th 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.