Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) vs Turkey: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
40.39 million number
in 2019
Turkey
2.03 million number
in 2017
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank
28th
Turkey rank
31st

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

  • Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
  • Turkey
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197219952019

How they compare

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) currently reports 40.39 million number against 2.03 million number in Turkey, a difference of 38.36 million number.

That makes Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)'s figure about 19.9 times Turkey's.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has been ahead every year.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th and Turkey ranks 31st of 39 groups.

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) Turkey Difference Ahead
1970s 29.81 million number 6.49 million number 23.32 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1980s 34.00 million number 6.17 million number 27.83 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
1990s 36.14 million number 5.59 million number 30.56 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2000s 37.40 million number 4.72 million number 32.68 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
2010s 37.05 million number 2.38 million number 34.67 million number Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) or Turkey?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), at 40.39 million number against 2.03 million number in Turkey as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Turkey?
38.36 million number, with Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Turkey?
17 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2017.
How do Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) and Turkey rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 28th and Turkey ranks 31st 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.