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

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
620,351 number
in 2019
Sri Lanka
549,576 number
in 2018
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
36th
Sri Lanka rank
39th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male over time

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

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 620,351 number against 549,576 number in Sri Lanka, a difference of 70,775 number.

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

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

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th of 39 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 1.50 million number 536,534 number 959,820 number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 744,717 number 527,830 number 216,887 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, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Sri Lanka?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 620,351 number against 549,576 number in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
70,775 number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka?
7 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2018.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Sri Lanka rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 36th and Sri Lanka ranks 39th 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.