Mozambique vs Upper middle income: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male

Mozambique
2.04 million number
in 2017
Upper middle income
34.29 million number
in 2019
Mozambique rank
18th
Upper middle income rank
20th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male over time

  • Mozambique
  • Upper middle income
025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M197619972019

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 34.29 million number against 2.04 million number in Mozambique, a difference of 32.26 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 16.8 times Mozambique's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Mozambique ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 87 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mozambique Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1980s 1.79 million number 112.22 million number 110.43 million number Upper middle income
1990s 1.89 million number 58.05 million number 56.15 million number Upper middle income
2000s 1.80 million number 45.58 million number 43.79 million number Upper middle income
2010s 2.04 million number 34.39 million number 32.35 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male, Mozambique or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 34.29 million number against 2.04 million number in Mozambique as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male between Mozambique and Upper middle income?
32.26 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mozambique and Upper middle income?
6 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2017.
How do Mozambique and Upper middle income rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, male?
Mozambique ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 20th 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.