UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development: Links between the Global Initiatives in Education

UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005 - 2014) :
Links between the Global Initiatives in Education

- 504 Million Illiterates in Asia and the Pacific

2007 figures estimated by UNESCO Institute for Statistics in September 2008

Consult       ⇒ Map with estimated figures for 2015

⇒ Map with figures for 2004

⇒ Map with figures for 2000

⇒ Map with figures for 1995

Afghanistan * (28.1%) India (66.0%) Maldives (97.0%) Papua New Guinea (57.8%) Bangladesh (53.5%) Indonesia (91.4%) Mongolia (97.3%) Philippines (93.4%) Bhutan (55.6%) Iran (84.7%) Myanmar * (89.9%) Sri Lanka (91.5%) Cambodia (76.3%) Lao PDR (73.2%) Nepal (56.5%) Thailand (94.1%) China (93.3%) Malaysia (91.9%) Pakistan (54.9%) Viet Nam * (90.3%)

2007 figures estimated by UNESCO Institute for Statistics in September 2008 *1999-2000 figures estimated by UNESCO Institute for Statistics in September 2006

Note:

The information at regional and national levels is the latest data taken from UNESCO Institute for Statistics and other international organisations, in particular UN, UNICEF and the World Bank.

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