Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male, Greece or Portugal?

Portugal, at 109,622 number against 65,717 number in Greece as of 2018.

What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between Greece and Portugal?

43,905 number, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?

5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.

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.

Greece vs Portugal: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male

Greece

65,717 number

in 2018

Portugal

109,622 number

in 2018

Greece rank

61st

Portugal rank

58th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male over time

Greece
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 109,622 number against 65,717 number in Greece, a difference of 43,905 number.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.7 times Greece's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.

Greece ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 58th of 87 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Greece	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1980s	142,882 number	523,591 number	380,709 number	Portugal
1990s	162,586 number	316,629 number	154,043 number	Portugal
2000s	102,392 number	278,160 number	175,768 number	Portugal
2010s	71,364 number	133,694 number	62,330 number	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male, Greece or Portugal?: Portugal, at 109,622 number against 65,717 number in Greece as of 2018.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between Greece and Portugal?: 43,905 number, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Portugal?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Greece and Portugal rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?: Greece ranks 61st and Portugal ranks 58th 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: 04 September 2026

Total number of males over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.