Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) vs Nepal: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
23.11 million number
in 2019
Nepal
1.81 million number
in 2018
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank
24th
Nepal rank
21st

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
  • Nepal
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M197119952019

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) currently reports 23.11 million number against 1.81 million number in Nepal, a difference of 21.30 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.7 times Nepal's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Nepal ranks 21st of 39 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) Nepal Difference Ahead
1980s 19.76 million number 3.03 million number 16.73 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
1990s 20.57 million number 2.78 million number 17.79 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2000s 19.81 million number 2.63 million number 17.18 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
2010s 22.00 million number 2.07 million number 19.93 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) or Nepal?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), at 23.11 million number against 1.81 million number in Nepal as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Nepal?
21.30 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Nepal?
5 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2018.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) and Nepal rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Nepal ranks 21st 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.