ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) vs Uganda: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
269.00 million
in 2024
Uganda
3.60 million
in 2014
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank
14th
Uganda rank
12th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

  • ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
  • Uganda
0100.0M200.0M300.0M400.0M199120072024

How they compare

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) currently reports 269.00 million against 3.60 million in Uganda, a difference of 265.40 million.

That makes ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)'s figure about 74.8 times Uganda's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 12th of 203 groups.

ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) Uganda Difference Ahead
2000s 346.87 million 2.71 million 344.16 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
2010s 312.28 million 3.29 million 308.99 million ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) or Uganda?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), at 269.00 million against 3.60 million in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Uganda?
265.40 million, with ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Uganda?
5 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2014.
How do ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) and Uganda rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 12th of 203 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (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, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
262 places, 6,969 data points, 1989–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release