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Timor-Leste: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes

270,094count · 2022

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, both sexes (number). UNESCO Institute for Statistics indicator ILLPOP.AG15T99. Annual figures for Timor-Leste from 2001 to 2022.

20012022

Every year

YearValue (count)Note
2022270,094
2015256,663
2010260,069
2007282,051
2001276,937

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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