Uganda vs Upper middle income: Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female

Uganda
3.43 million number
in 2018
Upper middle income
65.24 million number
in 2019
Uganda rank
19th
Upper middle income rank
20th

Adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female over time

  • Uganda
  • Upper middle income
050.0M100.0M150.0M200.0M250.0M197619972019

How they compare

Upper middle income currently reports 65.24 million number against 3.43 million number in Uganda, a difference of 61.81 million number.

That makes Upper middle income's figure about 19.0 times Uganda's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Upper middle income has been ahead every year.

Uganda ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 20th of 87 countries.

Upper middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Uganda Upper middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 2.61 million number 184.22 million number 181.62 million number Upper middle income
2000s 2.75 million number 106.25 million number 103.49 million number Upper middle income
2010s 3.33 million number 74.83 million number 71.51 million number Upper middle income

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female, Uganda or Upper middle income?
Upper middle income, at 65.24 million number against 3.43 million number in Uganda as of 2019.
What is the difference in adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female between Uganda and Upper middle income?
61.81 million number, with Upper middle income ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Uganda and Upper middle income?
6 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
How do Uganda and Upper middle income rank globally for adult illiterate population, 15+ years, female?
Uganda ranks 19th and Upper middle income ranks 20th 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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About this data

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.