Benin vs East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

Benin
2.31 million number
in 2018
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
46.91 million number
in 2019
Benin rank
25th
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
23rd

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

  • Benin
  • East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M197619972019

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 46.91 million number against 2.31 million number in Benin, a difference of 44.60 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 20.3 times Benin's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Benin ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd of 87 countries.

East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
1970s 966,719 number 193.22 million number 192.26 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
1990s 1.27 million number 152.19 million number 150.92 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 1.75 million number 80.52 million number 78.77 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 2.25 million number 53.72 million number 51.48 million number East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, Benin or East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries), at 46.91 million number against 2.31 million number in Benin as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between Benin and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
44.60 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries)?
6 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2018.
How do Benin and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
Benin ranks 25th and East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 23rd of 87 countries.
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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Indicator
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
126 places, 2,268 data points, 1970–2019
Last refreshed

Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.