What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between Ethiopia and IDA & IBRD total?

447.82 million number, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA & IBRD total?

5 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.

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.

Ethiopia vs IDA & IBRD total: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

Ethiopia

17.51 million number

in 2017

IDA & IBRD total

465.33 million number

in 2019

Ethiopia rank

5th

IDA & IBRD total rank

2nd

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

Ethiopia
IDA & IBRD total

How they compare

IDA & IBRD total currently reports 465.33 million number against 17.51 million number in Ethiopia, a difference of 447.82 million number.

That makes IDA & IBRD total's figure about 26.6 times Ethiopia's.

Across all 5 years both countries report, IDA & IBRD total has been ahead every year.

Ethiopia ranks 5th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd of 87 countries.

IDA & IBRD total has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ethiopia	IDA & IBRD total	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.16 million number	545.70 million number	533.54 million number	IDA & IBRD total
2000s	16.07 million number	500.43 million number	484.36 million number	IDA & IBRD total
2010s	17.51 million number	462.90 million number	445.39 million number	IDA & IBRD total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, Ethiopia or IDA & IBRD total?: IDA & IBRD total, at 465.33 million number against 17.51 million number in Ethiopia as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between Ethiopia and IDA & IBRD total?: 447.82 million number, with IDA & IBRD total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and IDA & IBRD total?: 5 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2017.
How do Ethiopia and IDA & IBRD total rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?: Ethiopia ranks 5th and IDA & IBRD total ranks 2nd 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.