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Pakistan: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes

59.25Mcount · 2019+14.6% since 2007

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator ILLPOP.AG15T99. Annual figures for Pakistan from 2005 to 2019.

20052019

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
201959,249,568
201858,803,856
201755,717,616
201455,958,032
201356,765,732
201254,266,960
201155,425,592
201053,302,368
200952,205,816
200850,591,432
200751,709,968
200648,074,232
200550,542,840

Source

Published by UIS, produced by UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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UIS (2026). Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/uis-illpop-ag15t99 (accessed 2026-11-14). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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