Burundi vs Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

Burundi
1.17 million number
in 2017
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2.40 million number
in 2019
Burundi rank
35th
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
34th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

  • Burundi
  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M197919992019

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 2.40 million number against 1.17 million number in Burundi, a difference of 1.24 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.1 times Burundi's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Burundi ranks 35th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th of 87 countries.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Difference Ahead
1990s 1.07 million number 9.49 million number 8.42 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 1.04 million number 6.57 million number 5.54 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 1.21 million number 2.73 million number 1.53 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, Burundi or Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 2.40 million number against 1.17 million number in Burundi as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between Burundi and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
1.24 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Burundi and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
Burundi ranks 35th and Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th 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
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Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.