Brazil vs Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

Brazil
5.56 million number
in 2018
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
133.02 million number
in 2019
Brazil rank
10th
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
13th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

  • Brazil
  • Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
050.0M100.0M150.0M198019992019

How they compare

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) currently reports 133.02 million number against 5.56 million number in Brazil, a difference of 127.46 million number.

That makes Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)'s figure about 23.9 times Brazil's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th of 87 countries.

Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) Difference Ahead
2000s 7.40 million number 111.97 million number 104.56 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 6.22 million number 125.30 million number 119.08 million number Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, Brazil or Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries), at 133.02 million number against 5.56 million number in Brazil as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
127.46 million number, with Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries)?
15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2018.
How do Brazil and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
Brazil ranks 10th and Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 13th 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.