What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between Chad and East Asia & Pacific?

51.40 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and East Asia & Pacific?

5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.

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.

Chad vs East Asia & Pacific: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

Chad

3.30 million number

in 2016

East Asia & Pacific

54.71 million number

in 2019

Chad rank

20th

East Asia & Pacific rank

21st

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

Chad
East Asia & Pacific

How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 54.71 million number against 3.30 million number in Chad, a difference of 51.40 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 16.6 times Chad's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific has been ahead every year.

Chad ranks 20th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 21st of 87 countries.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chad	East Asia & Pacific	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.66 million number	165.63 million number	163.97 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2000s	1.97 million number	98.17 million number	96.20 million number	East Asia & Pacific
2010s	3.25 million number	60.80 million number	57.55 million number	East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, Chad or East Asia & Pacific?: East Asia & Pacific, at 54.71 million number against 3.30 million number in Chad as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between Chad and East Asia & Pacific?: 51.40 million number, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and East Asia & Pacific?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2016.
How do Chad and East Asia & Pacific rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?: Chad ranks 20th and East Asia & Pacific ranks 21st 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: 04 September 2026

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