East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Iraq: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
46.91 million number
in 2019
Iraq
2.31 million number
in 2017
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
24th
Iraq rank
26th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Iraq
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 46.91 million number against 2.31 million number in Iraq, a difference of 44.60 million number.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 20.3 times Iraq's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Iraq ranks 26th of 39 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Iraq Difference Ahead
2000s 90.41 million number 2.42 million number 88.00 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 54.71 million number 2.82 million number 51.89 million number East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Iraq?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 46.91 million number against 2.31 million number in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Iraq?
44.60 million number, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Iraq?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2017.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Iraq rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 24th and Iraq ranks 26th of 39 groups.
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.