Cameroon vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female
Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time
- Cameroon
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
How they compare
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) currently reports 14.91 million number against 2.07 million number in Cameroon, a difference of 12.84 million number.
That makes Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)'s figure about 7.2 times Cameroon's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st of 87 countries.
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.56 million number | 22.49 million number | 20.94 million number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2000s | 1.87 million number | 20.26 million number | 18.39 million number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
| 2010s | 2.05 million number | 17.43 million number | 15.38 million number | Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, Cameroon or Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income), at 14.91 million number against 2.07 million number in Cameroon as of 2019.
- What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 12.84 million number, with Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2018.
- How do Cameroon and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
- Cameroon ranks 30th and Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) ranks 31st 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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About this data
Total number of females over age 15 who cannot both read and write with understanding a short simple statement on their everyday life.