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

203.66 million number, with IDA total ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Indonesia?

10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.

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.

IDA total vs Indonesia: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

IDA total

209.56 million number

in 2019

Indonesia

5.90 million number

in 2018

IDA total rank

10th

Indonesia rank

8th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

IDA total
Indonesia

How they compare

IDA total currently reports 209.56 million number against 5.90 million number in Indonesia, a difference of 203.66 million number.

That makes IDA total's figure about 35.5 times Indonesia's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, IDA total has been ahead every year.

IDA total ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 8th of 39 groups.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA total	Indonesia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	142.87 million number	14.32 million number	128.55 million number	IDA total
2000s	186.22 million number	9.33 million number	176.89 million number	IDA total
2010s	204.27 million number	6.60 million number	197.68 million number	IDA total

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, IDA total or Indonesia?: IDA total, at 209.56 million number against 5.90 million number in Indonesia as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between IDA total and Indonesia?: 203.66 million number, with IDA total ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Indonesia?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2018.
How do IDA total and Indonesia rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?: IDA total ranks 10th and Indonesia ranks 8th 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: 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.