Cameroon vs Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income): Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

Cameroon
2.07 million number
in 2018
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
14.91 million number
in 2019
Cameroon rank
30th
Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) rank
31st

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

  • Cameroon
  • Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income)
05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M197419962019

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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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.