Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) vs Tunisia: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2.40 million number
in 2019
Tunisia
1.20 million number
in 2014
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank
34th
Tunisia rank
34th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

  • Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
  • Tunisia
02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M198320012019

How they compare

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) currently reports 2.40 million number against 1.20 million number in Tunisia, a difference of 1.21 million number.

That makes Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)'s figure about 2.0 times Tunisia's.

Across all 8 years both countries report, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Tunisia ranks 34th of 39 groups.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) Tunisia Difference Ahead
1980s 10.46 million number 1.39 million number 9.07 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2000s 6.17 million number 1.26 million number 4.92 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)
2010s 3.32 million number 1.19 million number 2.13 million number Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) or Tunisia?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), at 2.40 million number against 1.20 million number in Tunisia as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Tunisia?
1.21 million number, with Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Tunisia?
8 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2014.
How do Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) and Tunisia rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 34th and Tunisia ranks 34th 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.