1 billion people worldwide are illiterate.
As of 2020, around 17% (nearly 1 in 5) of the world's population is considered functionally illiterate, meaning they lack basic reading and writing skills. This amounts to approximately 773 million people who struggle with literacy. The issue is more pronounced in certain regions, with higher illiteracy rates in parts of Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East.
In 1860, about 32% of Southern families owned slaves, but the total percentage of the population in the South that owned slaves was around 25%. This means that a significant portion of the Southern population did not own slaves.
In 2014, the percentage of people who were eligible to vote varied by country. It is calculated by taking the number of eligible voters divided by the total population of voting age, usually expressed as a percentage.
Approximately 25% of the population in Bradford identifies as Asian, making it one of the most ethnically diverse cities in England.
India is the world's largest democracy in terms of population, with over 1.3 billion people.
Population with unrestricted growth is classified as a boom. The US experienced a boom after World War II when thousands of soldiers returned home.
47% of Bangladesh's population are illiterate.
According to the CIA World Factbook, Burkina Faso has the lowest literacy rate - at 21.8%. This is based on the percentage of people over 15 who can read and write.
"People who are illiterate cannot completely fulfill their roles as citizens." "In some Third World countries, more than 90% of the population is illiterate." "A program was set up to help illiterate migrant workers learn how to read and write."
Approximately 17% of the world's population over the age of 15 is considered illiterate, according to UNESCO. However, the definition of "uneducated" may vary depending on the criteria used, such as literacy rates, access to education, or completion of formal schooling.
Asia has the largest percentage of the world population, with more than 4.6 billion people, accounting for over 60% of the global population.
The percentage of families with dogs in the world is 73%.
2.42% of the world's population has Phenylketonuria (pku)
Cull the illiterate.
17.3% (2011)
17.47% (2011)
The population of Europe is about 750,000,000. The population of the world is about 7,000,000,000. This means about 11% of the world's population is in Europe.
56% of the world's current population